Ezra 5:8

We wish to inform Your Majesty that we went to the province of Judah, to the Temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, with timber beams being placed on the walls. This work is being done properly and is progressing well.

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In The King James Version

Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.

In Context

7The report they sent him read went like this: “To King Darius: Greetings.

9We questioned the leaders, asking them, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?’

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:17For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great, powerful, and awesome God. He shows no favoritism and accepts no bribes.

Ezra 1:2“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, who has given to me all the kingdoms of the earth, has given me the responsibility to build a Temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah.

Ezra 6:4with three layers of stone blocks and one of timber. Expenses are to be paid from the royal treasury.

Ezra 7:23Make sure you provide in full whatever the God of heaven requires for his Temple, for why should his anger be brought down on the king and his sons?

Nehemiah 11:3This is a list of the leaders of the province who came to live in Jerusalem. (Most of the Israelites lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. This included the priests, the Levites, the Temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants who lived in their home towns.

Esther 1:22He sent letters to all provinces in the empire, in each province's script and language, that every man should rule his own home, and use his own mother tongue.

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:4-17

The Case Represented to Darius. ( b. c. 519.) 3 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall? 4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? 5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer… Read the whole commentary →

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