Ezra 4:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.”
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“At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the commencement of his reign, they have written an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezra 4:6 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 26:21Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
- Esther 1:1This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
- Esther 2:16She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
- Esther 3:8Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
- Daniel 9:1In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
- Daniel 11:2Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
- Matthew 27:37Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Acts 24:5We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
- Acts 24:13Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
- Acts 25:7When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
- Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God.
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