Context 7They sent a report to him in which it was written thus: “To Darius the king, all peace. 8“Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is being built with huge stones, and beams are being laid in the walls; and this work is going on with great care and is succeeding in their hands. 9“Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’ 10“We also asked them their names so as to inform you, and that we might write down the names of the men who were at their head. 11“Thus they answered us, saying, ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished. 12‘But because our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon. 13‘However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God. 14‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor. 15‘He said to him, “Take these utensils, go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem and let the house of God be rebuilt in its place.” 16‘Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction and it is not yet completed.’ 17“Now if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, if it be that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter.” Parallel Verses American Standard Versionthey sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Darius the king, all peace. Douay-Rheims Bible The letter which they sent him, was written thus: To Darius the king all peace. Darby Bible Translation They sent a report to him in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace! English Revised Version they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace. Webster's Bible Translation They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus; To Darius the king, all peace. World English Bible they sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace. Young's Literal Translation A letter they have sent unto him, and thus is it written in it: Library "The Prophets of God Helping Them"Close by the Israelites who had set themselves to the task of rebuilding the temple, dwelt the Samaritans, a mixed race that had sprung up through the intermarriage of heathen colonists from the provinces of Assyria with the remnant of the ten tribes which had been left in Samaria and Galilee. In later years the Samaritans claimed to worship the true God, but in heart and practice they were idolaters. It is true, they held that their idols were but to remind them of the living God, the Ruler of the … Ellen Gould White—The Story of Prophets and Kings Ezra-Nehemiah Links Ezra 5:7 NIV • Ezra 5:7 NLT • Ezra 5:7 ESV • Ezra 5:7 NASB • Ezra 5:7 KJV • Ezra 5:7 Bible Apps • Ezra 5:7 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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