Ezra 5:1

Ezra 5
“Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel,…

Ezra 5:7

Ezra 5
“They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.” Context:The book of Ezra records the events following the Babylonian exile of the Israelites…

Ezra 5:9

Ezra 5
“Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?” Context:The book of Ezra is a historical…

Ezra 5:14

Ezra 5
“And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple…

Ezra 5:12

Ezra 5
“But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this…

Ezra 5:2

Ezra 5
Then rose vp Zerubbabel the sonne of Shealtiel, and Ieshua the sonne of Iozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Ierusalem: and with them were…

Ezra 5:3

Ezra 5
At the same time came to them Tatnai, gouernour on this side the Riuer, and Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, and said thus vnto them; Who hath commaunded you to build…

Ezra 5:4

Ezra 5
Then said wee vnto them after this maner, What are the names of the men that make this building? Ezra 5:4 (KJV) The historical setting is the post‑exilic era when…

Ezra 5:5

Ezra 5
But the eye of their God was vpon the Elders of the Iewes, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they…

Ezra 5:6

Ezra 5
The copy of the letter that Tatnai, gouernour on this side the Riuer, and Shethar-Boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the Riuer, sent vnto Darius…