Ezra 4:23

אֱדַיִן מִן ־ דִּי פַּרְשֶׁגֶן נִשְׁתְּוָנָא דִּי ארתחששתא מַלְכָּא קֱרִי קֳדָם ־ רְחוּם וְשִׁמְשַׁי סָפְרָא וּכְנָוָתְהוֹן אֲזַלוּ בִבְהִילוּ לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם עַל ־ יְהוּדָיֵא וּבַטִּלוּ הִמּוֹ בְּאֶדְרָע וְחָֽיִל ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22וּזְהִירִין הֱווֹ שָׁלוּ לְמֶעְבַּד עַל ־ דְּנָה לְמָה יִשְׂגֵּא חֲבָלָא לְהַנְזָקַת מַלְכִֽין ׃ ס

24בֵּאדַיִן בְּטֵלַת עֲבִידַת בֵּית ־ אֱלָהָא דִּי בִּירוּשְׁלֶם וַהֲוָת בָּֽטְלָא עַד שְׁנַת תַּרְתֵּין לְמַלְכוּת דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ ־ פָּרָֽס ׃ פ

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Cross References

Ezra 4:17פִּתְגָמָא שְׁלַח מַלְכָּא עַל ־ רְחוּם בְּעֵל ־ טְעֵם וְשִׁמְשַׁי סָֽפְרָא וּשְׁאָר כְּנָוָתְהוֹן דִּי יָתְבִין בְּשָֽׁמְרָיִן וּשְׁאָר עֲבַֽר ־ נַהֲרָה שְׁלָם וּכְעֶֽת ׃ ס

Micah 2:1הוֹי חֹֽשְׁבֵי ־ אָוֶן וּפֹעֲלֵי רָע עַל ־ מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם בְּאוֹר הַבֹּקֶר יַעֲשׂוּהָ כִּי יֶשׁ ־ לְאֵל יָדָֽם ׃

Matthew Henry on Ezra 4:18-24

17 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. 18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. 19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem,… Read the whole commentary →

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