Ezra 4:1 Cross References - MSTC

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

⁴ But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor any evil plague. ⁵ And therefore I am disposed to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God, as he promised David my father, saying, 'Thy son which I will put upon thy seat for thee, he shall build a house unto my name.'

⁹ Behold, a son shall be born thee which shall be a man of rest, for I will give him rest from all his enemies round about. And his name shall be Solomon: for I will send rest and peace upon Israel in his days. ¹⁰ He shall build a house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father, and will establish the seat of his kingdom upon Israel forever.'

¹¹ So that all the vessels both of gold and silver, were five thousand and four hundred. Sheshbazzar brought them all up, with them that came up out of the captivity of Babylon unto Jerusalem.

⁷ And in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the others of their counsel wrote unto Artaxerxes the king of Persia. But the scripture of the letter was written in the Syrians speech, and was interpreted in the language of the Syrians. ⁸ Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, wrote a letter from Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, as it followeth. ⁹ Then Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and others of the council of Dina, of Arphaxad, of Tarplat, of Persia, of Erech, of Babylon, of Susa, of Deha, and of Elam, ¹⁰ and other of the people, whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and others that are now on this side the water.

¹⁶ And the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the other children of the captivity held the dedication of the house of God with joy,

¹⁹ And the children of the captivity held Passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month: ²⁰ for the priests and Levites had purified themselves, so that they were all clean as one man, and killed Passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

⁹ For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon: and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of God upon him.

⁷ And they caused a proclamation be made throughout Judah and Jerusalem, unto all the children which had been in captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem:

¹⁶ And the children of the captivity did even so. And Ezra the priest, and the ancient heads through the house of their fathers, and all that were now rehearsed by name, separated themselves; and sat them down on the first day of the tenth month to examine this matter.

¹ But when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth and took great indignation and mocked the Jews ² and said before his brethren and the soldiers of Samaria, "What do these impotent Jews? Shall they be thus suffered? Shall they offer? Shall they perform it in one day? Shall they make the stones whole again that are brought to dust, and burnt?" ³ And Tobiah the Ammonite beside him said, "Let them build on: if a fox go up, he shall break down their stony wall." ⁴ Hear, O thou our God, how we are despised! Turn their shame upon their own head, that thou mayest give them over into despising in the land of their captivity. ⁵ Cover not their wickedness, and let not their sin be put out from thy presence: for they have provoked the builders. ⁶ Yet builded we the wall, and joined it whole together, unto the half height. And the people were well minded to labour. ⁷ But when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and Ammonites, and Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that they had begun to stop up the gaps, they were very wroth; ⁸ and conspired all together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to make a hindrance therein. ⁹ Nevertheless, we made our prayer unto our God, and set watchmen upon the wall day and night over against them. ¹⁰ And Judah said, "The strength of the bearers is too feeble, and there is too much dust, we are not able to build on the wall." ¹¹ And our adversaries thought, "They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and hinder the work."

¹³ Then was Daniel brought before the king. So the king spake unto Daniel, and said, "Art thou that Daniel, one of the prisoners of Judah whom my father the king brought out of Jewry?

²⁵ Understand this then, and mark it well: That from the time it shall be concluded to go and repair Jerusalem again, unto Christ, the anointed Prince: there shall be seven weeks.Then shall the streets and walls be builded again sixty two weeks, but with hard troublous time.

⁹ For a great door and a fruitful is opened unto me: and there are many adversaries.