Znaleziono 2279 Wyniki dla: King Table
The king sent this reply: 'To Rehum the governor, to Shimshai the secretary, and to their other associates resident in Samaria and elsewhere in Transeuphrates: Greetings! (Ezra 4, 17)
Beware of acting negligently in this matter. Why should the harm grow, to endanger the king?' (Ezra 4, 22)
As soon as the text of King Artaxerxes' document had been read to Rehum the governor, Shimshai the secretary and their associates, they hurried to the Jews in Jerusalem and stopped their work by force of arms. (Ezra 4, 23)
Work on the Temple of God in Jerusalem then ceased, and was discontinued until the second year of the reign of Darius King of Persia. (Ezra 4, 24)
A copy of the letter which Tattenai, governor of Transeuphrates, Shethar-Bozenai and his associates, the officials in Transeuphrates, sent to King Darius. (Ezra 5, 6)
They sent him a report which ran as follows: 'To King Darius, hearty greetings! (Ezra 5, 7)
'The king should be informed that we went to the province of Judah, to the Temple of the great God, which is being rebuilt with large stones; beams are being embedded in the walls; the work is being carried out energetically and is making good progress. (Ezra 5, 8)
'They gave us the following answer, "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth; we are rebuilding the Temple built many years ago, which a great king of Israel had built and completed. (Ezra 5, 11)
But because our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldaean king of Babylon who destroyed this Temple and deported the people to Babylon. (Ezra 5, 12)
In the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, however, King Cyrus issued an official order that this Temple of God should be rebuilt; (Ezra 5, 13)
furthermore, those gold and silver articles belonging to the Temple of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had removed from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple of Babylon, King Cyrus in turn removed from the temple of Babylon and handed back to a certain Sheshbazzar whom he had appointed governor. (Ezra 5, 14)
'Hence, if it please the king, let search be made in the royal treasuries in Babylon, to find out if it is true that an official order was issued by King Cyrus for this temple of God in Jerusalem to be rebuilt; and let the king's decision on this matter be sent to us.' (Ezra 5, 17)
