Ezra 4:22-24

GOD’S WORD Translation

²² Be careful not to neglect your duty in this matter. Why should I, the king, suffer any more harm?

²³ Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and their group hurried to Jerusalem after hearing a copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter. They forced the Jews to stop rebuilding.

²⁴ Then the work on God’s temple in Jerusalem was stopped. Nothing more was done until Darius’ second year as king of Persia.