Ezra 5:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ezra 5:7

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Berean Standard Bible

The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.

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KJV

King James Version

They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.

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WEB

World English Bible

They sent a letter to him, in which was written: To Darius the king, all peace.

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ASV

American Standard Version

they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Darius the king, all peace.

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Ezra 5

⁵ But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.

⁶ This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.

⁷ The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.

⁸ Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.

⁹ So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

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