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Ezra 4:6
Contemporary English Version
Ezra 4:6
Contemporary English Version
Trouble Rebuilding Jerusalem[a]
6 (A) In the first year that Xerxes was king,[b] the neighboring people brought written charges against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
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- 4.6 Jerusalem: Verses 6-23, which tell about the events of a later period, are placed here because they are also concerned with the problem of stopping or slowing down work on the temple.
- 4.6 first year that Xerxes was king: Either the end of 486 or the beginning of 485 b.c. The Hebrew has the king's Persian name “Ahasuerus,” but he is better known as “Xerxes,” the Greek form of the name.
Ezra 4:6
New International Version
Ezra 4:6
New International Version
Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes
6 At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes,[a](A) they lodged an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.(B)
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- Ezra 4:6 Hebrew Ahasuerus
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