4:22 4:22

Ezra 4:23

4:24 4:24

Bible Versions

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.
Now {H116} when {H4481}{H1768} the copy {H6573} of king {H4430} Artaxerxes {H783}' letter {H5407} was read {H7123} before {H6925} Rehum {H7348}, and Shimshai {H8124} the scribe {H5613}, and their companions {H3675}, they went up {H236} in haste {H924} to Jerusalem {H3390} unto {H5922} the Jews {H3062}, and made them {H1994} to cease {H989} by force {H153} and power {H2429}.
When the text of King Artach'shashta's letter was read before Rechum, Shimshai the secretary and their colleagues, they hurried to Yerushalayim to the Judeans and stopped their work by force of arms.
When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.
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.
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