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Ezra 4:3

CyrusJoshuaZerubbabelPersia

1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;

2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

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

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

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

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BSB
But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”
KJV
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
WEB
But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers’ households of Israel said to them, “You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to the LORD, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”
ASV
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers` [houses] of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us in building a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
DARBY
But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the chief fathers of Israel said to them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we alone will build to Jehovah the God of Israel, as king Cyrus, the king of Persia, has commanded us.
BLB
And Zerubbabel said to them, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the fathers of Israel, “Nothing [is] to you⁺ and to us to build a house for our God, but we alone will build to YHWH, God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”
ÅB
Da svarte Serubabel og Josva og de andre familiehoder i Israel: Det lar seg ikke gjøre at dere er sammen med oss om å bygge et hus for vår Gud; vi vil være alene om å bygge hus for Herren, Israels Gud, slik som kong Kyros, kongen i Persia, har befalt oss.
OTB
Men Serubabel, Jesjua og resten av overhodene for Israels fedrehus sa til dem: "Dere har ingen del med oss i å bygge et hus for vår Gud; vi alene vil bygge for Herren, Israels Gud, slik kong Kyros, kongen av Persia, har befalt oss."
B1930
Da svarte Serubabel og Josva og de andre familiehoder i Israel: Det lar sig ikke gjøre at I er sammen med oss om å bygge et hus for vår Gud; vi vil være alene om å bygge hus for Herren, Israels Gud, således som kong Kyros, kongen i Persia, har befalt oss.

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  • Nehemiah 2:20

    Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

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  • Matthew 10:16

    Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

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  • Acts 8:21

    Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

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  • Ezra 6:3–5

    In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

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  • Isaiah 44:28–45:1

    That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

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  • 3 John 1:9–10

    I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

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  • John 4:22–23

    Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:22–1:3

    Now 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, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

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