Ezra 6:12

and, the God who hath caused his Name to dwell there, destroy any king or people, who shall put forth their hand to alter to destroy this house of God, which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued an edict, forthwith, let it be done.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

In Context

11And, from me, is issued an edict, that, any man who shall alter this message, let timber be torn out of his house, and being lifted up let him be fastened thereunto,—and his house, a dunghill, be made for this;

13Then, Tattenai the pasha Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates,—according as Darius the king had sent, so, forthwith, they did.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:5but, unto the place which Yahweh your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there,—as his habitation, shall ye ask your way, and come in thither;

Deuteronomy 16:2therefore shalt thou sacrifice a passover unto Yahweh thy God of flock or herd,—in the place which Yahweh shall choose to make a habitation for his name there.

2 Chronicles 7:16Now, therefore, have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my Name may be there, unto times age-abiding,—and mine eyes and my heart shall he there, all the days.

Ezra 7:17therefore, with all diligence, shalt thou buy—with this silver—bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings, and their drink-offerings,—and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem;

Esther 8:14The runners that rode on the swift steeds used in the king’s service, went forth, being urged forward and pressed on, by the word of the king,—and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace.

Psalms 21:8Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee.

Matthew Henry on Ezra 6:2-13

The Favourable Decree of Darius. ( b. c. 519.) 1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. 2 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations… Read the whole commentary →

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