Ezra 4:3

But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the ancestral chiefs of Israel, said unto them, It pertaineth not to you and to us [in common], to build a house unto our God,—but, we ourselves together, will build unto Yahweh, God of Israel, even as King Cyrus, king of Persia, hath commanded us.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

In Context

2then drew they near unto Zerubbabel, and unto the ancestral chiefs, and said unto them, Let us build with you, for, like you, we seek your God, and, unto him, have, we, been sacrificing since the days of Esar-haddon, king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.

4Then came it to pass, that, the people of the land, were weakening the hands of the people of Judah,—and troubling them in building;

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 36:22But, in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to accomplish the word of God by the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh aroused the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made proclamation throughout all his kingdom, moreover also in writing, saying:

Ezra 1:3Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah,—and build the house of Yahweh God of Israel, (he, is God!) which is in Jerusalem;

Nehemiah 2:20Then answered I them, and said to them—The God of the heavens—he, will prosper us, therefore, we his servants, will arise and build,—But, to you, pertaineth no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 45:4For the sake of my servant Jacob, Even Israel my chosen Therefore have I called unto thee by thy name, I give thee a title though thou hast not known me,—

John 4:22Ye, worship, that which ye know not; We, worship, that which we know; because, salvation, is, of the Jews.

Romans 9:4Who, indeed, are Israelites, whose are the sonship, and the glory, and the covenants, and the legislation, and the divine service, and the promises,

Matthew Henry on Ezra 4:2-6

Opposition Made to the Jews. ( b. c. 535.) 1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. 3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them,… Read the whole commentary →

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