Bible Cross References
the king's commissions
Ezra 7:21-24
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and from me, whatever seems [good] to you to give. I, King Artaxerxes have made a decree for all the treasuries that are in the [country] beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the God of heaven may require of you, let it be done diligently,
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to [the amount of] a hundred talents of silver, and a hundred measures of wheat, and a hundred baths of wine, and a hundred baths of oil, and salt without reckoning.
23
Let whatever is in the decree of the God of heaven be done. Take heed lest anyone make an attack against the house of the God of heaven, lest at any time there shall be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons.
24
Also this has been declared to you, with respect to all the priests, and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim and ministers of the house of God, let no tribute be [paid] to you; you shall not have power to oppress them.
lieutenants
Ezra 4:7-23
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And in the days of Artaxerxes, Tabel wrote peaceably to Mithradath and to the rest of his fellow servants: the tax collector wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians a writing in the Syrian tongue, and [the same] interpreted.
8
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote an epistle against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes, [saying,]
9
Thus has judged Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of our fellow servants, the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the people of Persia, the Erech, the Babylonians, the Shushan, the Dehavites,
10
and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnapper removed, and settled them in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [of them] beyond the river.
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This [is] the contents of the letter which they sent to him: To King Artaxerxes from your servants the men [of the region] beyond the river:
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Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up to us from you, have come to Jerusalem, the rebellious and wicked city which they are building, and its walls are set in order, and they have established the foundations of it.
13
Now then let it be known to the king, that if that city be built up, and its walls completed, you shall have no tribute, neither will they pay [any tribute], and this injures kings.
14
And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonor of the king. Therefore have we sent and made known [the matter] to the king,
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that examination may be made in your fathers' book of record. And you shall find, and you shall know that this city [is] rebellious, and does harm to kings and countries, and there are in the midst of it from very old time refuges for [runaway] slaves. Therefore this city has been made desolate.
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We therefore declare to the king, that if this city is rebuilt, and its walls are set up, you shall have no peace.
17
Then the king sent to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their fellow servants who dwelt in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, [saying,] Peace; and he said,
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The tax collector whom you sent to us has been called before me.
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And a decree has been made by me, and we have examined, and found that city of old time exalts itself against kings, and that rebellions and desertions take place within it.
20
And there were powerful kings in Jerusalem, and they ruled over all the [country] beyond the river, and abundant revenues and tribute were given to them.
21
Now therefore make a decree to stop the work of those men, and that city shall no more be built.
22
[See] that you be careful of the decree, [not] to be remiss concerning this matter, lest at any time destruction should abound to the harm of kings.
23
Then the tax collector of King Artaxerxes read [the letter] before Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and his fellow servants. And they went in haste to Jerusalem and through Judah, and caused them to cease with horses and an [armed] force.
Ezra 5:6-17
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[This is] the copy of a letter which Tattenai, the governor of the part on this side the river, and Shethar-Boznai, and their fellow servants the Apharsachaeans, who were on this side of the river, sent to King Darius.
7
They sent an account to him, and thus it was written in it: All peace to King Darius.
8
Be it known to the king, that we went into the land of Judea, to the house of the great God; and it is building with choice stones, and they are laying timbers in the walls, and that work is prospering, and goes on favorably in their hands.
9
Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to [provide] this preparation?
10
And we asked them their names, [in order] to declare [them] to you, so as to write to you the names of their leading men.
11
And they answered us thus, saying, We [are] the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we [are] building the house which had been built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it, and established it for them.
12
But after that our fathers provoked the God of heaven, [and] He gave them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldean, king of Babylon, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people away captive to Babylon.
13
And in the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be built.
14
And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar brought out from the house that was in Jerusalem, and carried them into the temple of the king, those King Cyrus brought out from the temple of the king, and gave to Sheshbazzar the treasurer, who was over the treasury,
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and said to him, Take all the vessels, and go, put them in the house that is in Jerusalem in their place.
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Then that Sheshbazzar came, and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem. And from that time even until now it has been building, and has not been finished.
17
And now, if it [seems] good to the king, let a search be made in the treasure house of the king at Babylon, that you may know whether [it is so], that a decree was made by King Cyrus to build that house of God that was in Jerusalem, and let the king send to us when he has learned concerning this [matter].
they furthered
Ezra 6:13
Then Tattenai the governor on this side beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and his fellow servants, according to that which King Darius sent, so they did diligently.
Isaiah 56:6
And [I will give it] to the strangers that attach themselves to the Lord, to serve Him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be to Him servants and handmaids; and [as for] all that keep My Sabbaths, from profaning [them], and that take hold of My covenant,
Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to My holy mountain, and gladden them in My house of prayer; their whole burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be acceptable upon My altar; for My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations,
Acts 18:27
And when he desired to go across to Achaia, having urged him on, the brothers wrote to the disciples [there] to receive him; and when he arrived, he assisted greatly with those who had believed through grace;
Revelation 12:16
But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon had cast out of his mouth.