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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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And the elders
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Ezr 3:8; Ezr 4:3 |
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through
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Ezr 5:1,2; Hag 1:12-14; Hag 2:2-15; Zec 2-4; Zec 6:1-15 |
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finished it
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Zec 4:9 |
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according
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Isa 44:28; Hag 1:8 |
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commandment
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Chal. decree |
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Cyrus
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Ezr 6:13; Ezr 1:1-4; Ezr 4:24; Ezr 5:13 |
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Artaxerxes
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"This was Artaxerxes, the third son and successor of Xerxes, surnamed [Makrocheir] or Longimanus, or in Persian, Ardsheer deeraz dest, ""Ardsheer the long-handed;"" so called, according to the Greeks, from the extra-ordinary length of his hands, but according to the Easterners, from the extent of his dominions. He ascended the Persian throne, A..M. 3540, B.C. 464, and reigned forty-one years. He is said to have been the most handsome person of his age, and to have been a prince of a very mild and generous disposition. Ezr 7:1" |
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Ezr 3:8 |
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. |
  
  
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Ezr 4:3 |
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. |
  
  
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Ezr 5:1 |
Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that [were] in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, [even] unto them. |
  
  
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Ezr 5:2 |
Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of God helping them. |
  
  
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Hag 1:12 |
Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD. |
  
  
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Hag 1:13 |
Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I [am] with you, saith the LORD. |
  
  
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Hag 1:14 |
And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, |
  
  
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Hag 2:2 |
Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying, |
  
  
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Hag 2:3 |
Who [is] left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? [is it] not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? |
  
  
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Hag 2:4 |
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I [am] with you, saith the LORD of hosts: |
  
  
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Hag 2:5 |
[According to] the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not. |
  
  
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Hag 2:6 |
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it [is] a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry [land]; |
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Zec 2:1 |
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. |
  
  
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Zec 2:2 |
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [is] the breadth thereof, and what [is] the length thereof. |
  
  
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Zec 2:3 |
And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, |
  
  
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Zec 2:4 |
And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited [as] towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: |
  
  
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Zec 2:5 |
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. |
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Zec 6:1 |
And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains [were] mountains of brass. |
  
  
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Zec 6:2 |
In the first chariot [were] red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; |
  
  
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Zec 6:3 |
And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. |
  
  
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Zec 6:4 |
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord? |
  
  
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Zec 6:5 |
And the angel answered and said unto me, These [are] the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. |
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Zec 4:9 |
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. |
  
  
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Isa 44:28 |
That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. |
  
  
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Hag 1:8 |
Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. |
  
  
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Ezr 6:13 |
Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily. |
  
  
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Ezr 1:1 |
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying, |
  
  
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Ezr 1:2 |
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah. |
  
  
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Ezr 1:3 |
Who [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 the LORD God of Israel, (he [is] the God,) which [is] in Jerusalem. |
  
  
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Ezr 1:4 |
And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem. |
  
  
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Ezr 4:24 |
Then ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. |
  
  
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Ezr 5:13 |
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon [the same] king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. |
  
  
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Ezr 7:1 |
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Ezra 6:14," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. . <http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Ezr/6/14.html>.

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