Ezra 6:10

KJV1611 – Modern English

That they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.

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  • Ezra 7:23 : 23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
  • Jer 29:7 : 7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it: for in its peace you will have peace.
  • 1 Tim 2:1-2 : 1 I urge, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all people; 2 For kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty.
  • Eph 5:2 : 2 And walk in love, as Christ also loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
  • Gen 8:21 : 21 And the LORD smelled a pleasing aroma, and the LORD said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination of his heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
  • Lev 1:9 : 9 But its entrails and its legs shall he wash with water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
  • Lev 1:13 : 13 But he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.

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  • Ezra 6:8-9
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    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.

    9And whatever they need—young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

  • Num 29:6
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    6This is besides the burnt offering of the month, its grain offering, the daily burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings, according to their custom, for a pleasing aroma, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD.

  • Neh 2:4
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    4Then the king said to me, What do you request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

  • Dan 6:9-13
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    9Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

    10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he knelt on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.

    11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

    12Then they came near and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree; Have you not signed a decree, that every man who shall ask a petition of any god or man within thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be altered.

    13Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, does not regard you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.

  • Dan 6:6-7
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    6Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever.

    7All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counselors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

  • Dan 2:46
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    46Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet incense to him.

  • 2 Chr 6:38-40
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    38If they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been carried captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, and toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name:

    39Then hear from the heavens, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you.

    40Now, my God, I beseech you, let your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.

  • Ezra 7:23
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    23Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

  • Dan 2:18
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    18That they would seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

  • Ezra 7:15-17
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    15And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

    16And all the silver and gold that you can find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:

    17That you may buy speedily with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 6:34-35
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    34If your people go out to war against their enemies by the way that you shall send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;

    35Then hear from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

  • Neh 1:11
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    11O Lord, I beg You, let now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, who desire to fear Your name: and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

  • Dan 1:13
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    13Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king's delicacies; and as you see fit, deal with your servants."

  • 2 Chr 6:31
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    31That they may fear you, to walk in your ways, as long as they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.

  • Ezra 7:27
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    27Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

  • Lev 6:15
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    15And he shall take a handful of it, of the flour of the grain offering, and of the oil, and all the frankincense which is upon the grain offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet aroma, even its memorial, to the LORD.

  • Num 15:3
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    3And make an offering by fire to the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in fulfilling a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a pleasing aroma to the LORD, of the herd or of the flock:

  • 2 Chr 29:21
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    21And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 6:19
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    19Have respect therefore to the prayer of your servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to listen to the cry and the prayer which your servant prays before you:

  • Dan 3:9
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    9They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live forever.

  • Neh 13:5
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    5and he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, as well as the offerings for the priests.

  • Ezra 6:11
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    11Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house and set up, let him be hanged upon it, and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

  • Lev 2:2
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    2And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests; and he shall take from it a handful of the flour and oil, with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn this memorial portion on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma to the LORD.

  • Neh 10:33
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    33For the showbread, for the continual grain offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the Sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

  • Ezra 8:36
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    36And they delivered the king's decrees to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side of the river; and they supported the people and the house of God.

  • Lev 3:5
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    5Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire: it is a fire offering of a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

  • Neh 1:6
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    6Let Your ear now be attentive, and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant, which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against You: both I and my father's house have sinned.

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    10They shall teach Jacob your judgments, and Israel your law: they shall put incense before you, and whole burnt sacrifice upon your altar.

  • Dan 6:15
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    15Then these men assembled to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed.

  • Ezra 1:6
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    6And all those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.

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    27Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.

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    31and for the offering of wood at appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

  • Lev 2:12
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    12As for the offering of the firstfruits, you shall offer them to the LORD, but they shall not be burned on the altar for a sweet aroma.

  • 1 Kgs 8:49
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    49Then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven your dwelling place, and maintain their cause,

  • Num 28:6
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    6It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained on Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD.

  • Ezra 7:20
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    20And whatever more shall be needed for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.

  • Num 29:36
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    36But you shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to the LORD: one bull, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

  • Neh 10:36
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    36Also the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God: