Ezra 4:1-5

1 Opposition to the Rebuilding
When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel,

2 they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said, “Let us help you build because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.”

3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, “You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us.”

4 Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.

5 They hired counselors to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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Cross References for Ezra 4:1-5

Daniel 9:25 - “Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem unti... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:25 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:25

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Ezra 6:16 - Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the de... Click to read the verse Ezra 6:16 Click to read the verse Ezra 6:16

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1 Corinthians 16:9 - because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 16:9 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 16:9

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Nehemiah 4:1-11 - Opposition to the Rebuilding When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became a... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 4:1-11 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 4:1-11

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Ezra 10:7 - A proclamation was then issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem for all the exiles to assemble in... Click to read the verse Ezra 10:7 Click to read the verse Ezra 10:7

Daniel 5:13 - So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the ex... Click to read the verse Daniel 5:13 Click to read the verse Daniel 5:13

Ezra 7:9 - He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Je... Click to read the verse Ezra 7:9 Click to read the verse Ezra 7:9

Zechariah 1:19 - I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these?” He answered me, “These are the horn... Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:19 Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:19