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Ferrar Fentons 'Holy Bible in Modern English. All spelling, punctuation and formatting maintained through-out. Verse ordering follows the King James version for clarity and necessary organization of the verses.

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RF EZR 4:1 The Enemies Assail the Jews.
When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the sons of the Transports were building a Temple to the EVER-LIVING God of Israel,
RF EZR 4:2 they approached Zerubabel, and the Heads of Houses, and said to them;—"We will build with you; for we follow your God like your-selves; but we have not sacrificed from the days of Ezerhadon, king of Ashur, who brought us up here."
RF EZR 4:3 But Zerubabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the Heads of the Houses of Israel replied;—"You shall not!—But we will build the House of our God; for we alone can build for the EVER-LIVING God of Israel, as king Koresh, king of the Persians, commanded us."
RF EZR 4:4 The People of the countries therefore impeded the plans of the People of Judah, and interfered with them in building,
RF EZR 4:5 and hired persons against them, and conspired to break their intention, all the time of Kuresh king of the Persians and up to the period of Dariush the king of the Persians.
RF EZR 4:6 [[Afterwards, in the reign of Akha-shorush, they wrote to accuse the inhabitants of Judea and Jerusalem.
RF EZR 4:7 And again in the times of Arthakshasta, in a time of peace, Mitheradath, Tabal, and the rest of their companions wrote to Arthakshasta King of Persia, and the wording of their letter was in Aramith,—and I copy it from the Aramith;—
RF EZR 4:8 Rehum, Master of the Rolls, and Shemshai the Secretary wrote a letter in conjunction against Jerusalem to the king Arthakshasta in this form;—
RF EZR 4:9 The Samaritan Petition Against the Jews.
"Rehum the Master of the Rolls and Shemshai the Secretary, and their associates, of the Dinia, and Afrasthakia, Tarflia, Afrasia, Arkair, Babalia, Shushankia, Dahira, Almia,
RF EZR 4:10 and the rest of the Peoples whom the Great and beloved Asnaper brought over to his City of Shameron, with others over the River."
RF EZR 4:11 (This is copied from the letter they sent to King Arthakshasta.)—"Your servants of the men over the river, and others,
RF EZR 4:12 inform the king himself of the Jews who ascended from you to us at Jerusalem, who are building the rebellious and bad City, and have finished the walls, and they are joining them.
RF EZR 4:13 However, it should be made known to the king, that if this City is rebuilt, and its walls are completed, they will not pay tribute, tax, or toll, and then the king will suffer.
RF EZR 4:14 Consequently because we eat of the salt of the Palace we have advised the king; for it is not right for us to look at such dishonor, and we have sent to inform the king,
RF EZR 4:15 so that the books of records of your fathers may be searched, when you will find in the book of records that this City, is a rebellious town, and dangerous to kings and governors, and exerted itself to excite disturbance in former times;—and for that reason this City was burnt down.
RF EZR 4:16 We wish therefore to advise the king, that if this City should be rebuilt, and its walls completed, you will have no province over the river in consequence.'"
RF EZR 4:17 The Kings Reply.
The King replied by a letter:—
"To Rehum, the Master of the Rolls, and Shemshai, the Secretary, and the rest of their Associates, who reside in Shameron and the district beyond the river, health and the rest;—
RF EZR 4:18 "The letter you sent to us has been openly read before us,
RF EZR 4:19 so I signed an order, and they searched, and have found that this City from former times, has risen against the kings, and rebelled, and excited sedition in itself.
RF EZR 4:20 And that powerful kings have existed in Jerusalem, and governed all beyond the river, and tribute, tax, and toll, were paid to them.
RF EZR 4:21 Consequently, you must make a decree to restrain these men, and that this City must not be rebuilt, until I shall sign a Decree;
RF EZR 4:22 and learn not to be slow to execute this. Why should the Royal affairs be endangered?"
RF EZR 4:23 The Building of the Temple Stopped.
When the copy of the letter of king Arthakshasta was read before Rehum, and Shemshai the Secretary and their Associates, they at once proceeded to Jerusalem, against the Jews and prevented them by force of an army.
RF EZR 4:24 Thus the work at the House of GOD in Jerusalem was stopped until the third year of the reign of Dariush king of the Persians.1]]
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1. Note.—Ch. 4, v.24. THe passage which I place in brackets from v.6 to v24. of Ch. 4 of "Ezra" was evidently written long after the period of Zerubbabel, who led the First Return under the decree of Cyrus, in 536 B.C., and is a note of explanation of the course of events between him and Ezra the Priest, whom I call the "Second Ezra," and "Nehemiah the Second," who lived nearly a century after Zerubbabel. The failure of previous translators to perceive this has involved the history in a wild confusion, of which Anti-Christians have taken full advantage.—F.F.




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