Bible Cross References
the king's
Ezra 6:4
with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the expenses be paid out of the king's house.
Ezra 4:16
We inform the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, then because of it you will have no possession beyond the River.
Ezra 4:20
There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the region beyond the River; and tax, tribute, and toll were paid to them.
Ezra 7:15-22
15
and whereas you are to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem;
16
and whereas all the silver and gold that you may find in all the province of Babylon, along with the freewill offering of the people and the priests, are to be freely offered for the house of their God in Jerusalem;
17
now therefore, be diligent to buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem.
18
And whatever seems good to you and your brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do it according to the will of your God.
19
Also the articles that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.
20
And whatever more may be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to provide, pay for it from the king's treasure house.
21
And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, issue a decree to all the treasurers beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven, may require of you, let it be done diligently,
22
up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without stipulation.
Psalm 68:29-31
29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents unto You.
30
Rebuke the beasts of the reeds, the community of the bullheaded with the calves of the peoples, trampling with pieces of silver. Scatter the people who delight in war.
31
Ambassadors shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hurry with gifts in her hands unto God.
Haggai 2:8
The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, says Jehovah of Hosts.
hindered
Ezra 4:21
Now give the command to make these men cease, that this city not be built until the command is given from me.
Ezra 4:23
Now when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went up in haste to Jerusalem against the Jews, and by force of arms made them cease.
Ezra 5:5
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.