Bible Cross References
hired
Psalm 2:1
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples devise a vain thing?
Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Jehovah and against His anointed, saying,
Nahum 1:11
One who devises evil against Jehovah has come forth from you, one counseling worthlessness.
Acts 24:1-27
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And after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These made declarations to the governor against Paul.
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And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being brought to this nation by your providence,
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we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
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Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I entreat you to hear, by your fairness, a few words from us.
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For we have found this man pestilent, a mover of insurrection among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
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He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and were determined to judge him according to our law.
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But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,
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commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.
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And the Jews also assented, alleging that these things were so.
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Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered: Inasmuch as I know that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully make my defense,
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because you may ascertain that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to do homage.
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And they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone nor inciting the crowd, neither in the synagogues nor throughout the city.
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Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.
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But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I serve the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets.
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I have hope in God, which they themselves also admit, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.
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This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience that is blameless toward God and men.
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Now after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation,
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in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a crowd nor with tumult.
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They ought to have been here before you to accuse if they had anything against me.
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Or else let these themselves say if they found any wrongdoing in me while I stood before the council,
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unless it is for this one statement which I cried out while standing among them, Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged by you this day.
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And when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the Way, he postponed judgment and said, When Lysias the commander comes down, I will examine your case.
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So he commanded the centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and told him not to forbid any of his friends to provide for or visit him.
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And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
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Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and answered, Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.
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Meanwhile he also hoped that money would be given him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore he sent for him more often and conversed with him.
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But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.
Darius
Ezra 4:24
Thus the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem ceased, and it came to be ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 5:5-17
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But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till the matter should be brought before Darius. Then they replied by letter concerning this.
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This is a copy of the letter that Tatnai, the governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and his associates, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, sent to Darius the king.
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They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Darius the king: All peace.
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Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is being built with rolling stones, and timber is being laid in the walls; and this work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands.
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Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: Who commanded you to build this house and to finish these walls?
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We also asked them their names to inform you, that we might write the names of the men who are chief among them.
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And thus they returned an answer to us, saying: We are the servants of the God of Heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
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But because our fathers provoked the God of Heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who has destroyed this house and carried the people away to Babylon.
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However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to build this house of God.
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Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem and carried into the temple of Babylon; those King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.
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And he said to him, Take these articles; go, carry them to the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its place.
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Then that same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem; but from that time even until now it has been building, and it is not yet finished.
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Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, to find out whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his will concerning this matter.
Ezra 6:1-18
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Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the house of the scrolls, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.
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And at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found, and in it a record was written thus:
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In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits,
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with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the expenses be paid out of the king's house.
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Also let the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God.
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Now therefore, Tatnai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and your associates the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there.
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Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its place.
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Moreover I issue a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews, for the building of this house of God: Let the king's riches from the tribute of the region beyond the River be diligently given to these men for their expenses, so that they are not hindered.
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And whatever they need; young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of Heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the command of the priests who are in Jerusalem; let it be given them day by day without fail,
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that they may offer sacrifices of soothing aroma unto the God of Heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
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Also I issue a decree that whoever alters this edict, let a timber be pulled from his house and erected, and let him be hanged on it; and let his house be made a refuse heap for this.
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And may the God who causes His name to dwell there destroy any king or people who put their hand to alter it, or to destroy this house of God which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, issue a decree; let it be done diligently.
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Then Tatnai, governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Boznai, and their associates diligently did according to what King Darius had sent.
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So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
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And the house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
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Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the sons of the captivity, carried out the dedication of this house of God with joy.
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And they offered at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
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They assigned the priests to their divisions and the Levites to their divisions, over the service of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.