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Ezra 4:6

AhasuerusJerusalem

4 Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.

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

At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

7 And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.

8 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:

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BSB
At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
KJV
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
WEB
In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
ASV
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
DARBY
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
BLB
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against those dwelling in Judah and Jerusalem.
ÅB
Under Ahasverus' regjering, i den første tid av hans kongedømme, skrev de en klage mot dem som bodde i Juda og Jerusalem.
OTB
I begynnelsen av Ahasverus' regjeringstid skrev de en anklage mot innbyggerne i Juda og Jerusalem.
B1930
Under Ahasverus' regjering, i den første tid av hans kongedømme, skrev de en klage mot dem som bodde i Juda og Jerusalem.

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  • Esther 1:1

    This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.

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  • Daniel 9:1

    In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans —

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  • Matthew 27:37

    Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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  • Acts 24:5–9

    We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

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  • Revelation 12:10

    And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.

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  • Acts 24:13

    Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.

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  • Acts 25:7

    When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

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