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Ezra 4:5-7
New King James Version
Ezra 4:5-7
New King James Version
5 and hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of (A)Darius king of Persia.
Rebuilding of Jerusalem Opposed
6 In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7 In the days of (B)Artaxerxes also, [a]Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabel, and the rest of their companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the letter was written in (C)Aramaic script, and translated into the Aramaic language.
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- Ezra 4:7 Or in peace
New King James Version (NKJV)
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