Ezra 4:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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  • Hag 1:15 : 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.
  • 1 Thess 2:18 : 18 Therefore we would have come to you, even I, Paul, time and again; but Satan hindered us.
  • Ezra 5:5 : 5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them stop until the matter was reported to Darius: and then they returned an answer by letter concerning this matter.
  • Ezra 6:1 : 1 Then King Darius made a decree, and a search was made in the house of the scrolls, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.
  • Neh 6:3 : 3 And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work stop, while I leave it and come down to you?
  • Neh 6:9 : 9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands will be weakened from the work, so that it will not be done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
  • Job 20:5 : 5 That the triumph of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

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  • Ezra 4:21-23
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    85%

    21Give now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until another commandment shall be given from me.

    22Take heed now that you fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

    23Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

  • Ezra 4:1-5
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    1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel,

    2Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said to them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.

    3But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.

    4Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

    5And hired counselors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

  • Hag 1:15
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    15on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.

  • Ezra 6:12-15
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    12And may the God who has caused His name to dwell there destroy all kings and people who attempt to alter or destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made a decree; let it be done swiftly.

    13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, acted according to what King Darius had sent, and they did so speedily.

    14And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

    15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

  • Ezra 6:6-8
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    6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, keep far from there:

    7Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

    8Moreover I make a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that from the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be given to these men, so that they are not hindered.

  • Ezra 5:2-5
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    2Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, arose and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

    3At the same time, Tatnai, governor on this side of the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, came to them and said, Who has commanded you to build this house and to finish this wall?

    4Then we said to them in this manner, What are the names of the men who are building this building?

    5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them stop until the matter was reported to Darius: and then they returned an answer by letter concerning this matter.

  • Ezra 5:15-17
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    15And he said to him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.

    16Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and from that time even until now it has been in building, and yet it is not completed.

    17Now therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, to see whether a decree was made by king Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his decision to us concerning this matter.

  • 2 Chr 24:13
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    13So the workmen worked, and the work was completed by them, and they set the house of God in its state, and strengthened it.

  • Ezra 5:8-9
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    8Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is being built with great stones, and timber is being laid in the walls, and this work is going on rapidly and prospers in their hands.

    9Then we asked those elders and said to them, Who commanded you to build this house and to finish these walls?

  • Ezra 5:12-13
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    12But after our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to anger, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and carried the people away to Babylon.

    13But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon, the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

  • Ezra 3:8
    72%

    8Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.

  • Ezra 4:12-13
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    71%

    12Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you to us are come to Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls and joined the foundations.

    13Be it known now to the king, that, if this city is built, and the walls set up again, then they will not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so you will harm the revenue of the kings.

  • 2 Chr 36:20
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    20And those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia,

  • Ezra 4:8
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    8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this way:

  • 2 Chr 36:22
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    22Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying,

  • Ezra 1:1-2
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    70%

    1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, so that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing, saying,

    2Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

  • Neh 4:15
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    15And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their plan to nothing, that we all returned to the wall, each to his work.

  • Ezra 9:9
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    9For we were bondservants, yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, to repair its desolations, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Neh 4:6-7
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    6So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together up to half its height: for the people had a mind to work.

    7But it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were repaired, and the breaches began to be stopped, they were very angry,

  • Neh 4:10-11
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    10And Judah said, The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

    11And our adversaries said, They shall not know or see anything until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.

  • Neh 6:15
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    15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.

  • Neh 1:4
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    4And it happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

  • Ezra 4:16
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    16We certify the king that, if this city is built again, and the walls set up, by this means you will have no portion on this side of the river.

  • Ezra 6:3
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    3In the first year of King Cyrus, the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid; its height sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits;

  • Hag 2:10
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    10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

  • Hag 1:2
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    2Thus says the LORD of hosts: This people say, 'The time has not come, the time for the LORD'S house to be built.'