Ezra 4:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.”
Ezra 4:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 4:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 4:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force of arms.”
Ezra 4:23 — World English Bible
Ezra 4:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. ”
Ezra 4:23 — American Standard Version
Ezra 4:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Then from the time that a copy of the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength;”
Ezra 4:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 4:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them cease by force and power. ”
Ezra 4:23 — Darby Translation
Ezra 4:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When the copie of king Artahshashtes letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went vp in all the haste to Ierusalem vnto the Iewes, and caused them to cease by force and power.”
Ezra 4:23 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 4:23 in Context — Ezra 4
21 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
What Does Ezra 4:23 Mean?
Ezra 4:23 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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