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Ezra 4:24

Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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ASV

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

KJV

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yin<in> thenH116 →
בְּטֵלַת֙be.te.Latit ceasedH989 →
עֲבִידַ֣ת'a.vi.Dat[the] work ofH5673 →
בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1005 →
אֱלָהָ֔א'e.la.Ha'<the> GodH426 →
דִּ֖יdiwhichH1768 →
בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.Lem[is] in JerusalemH3390 →
וַהֲוָת֙va.ha.Vatand it wasH1934 →
בָּֽטְלָ֔אba.te.La'ceasingH989 →
עַ֚ד'aduntilH5705 →
שְׁנַ֣תshe.NatyearH8140 →
תַּרְתֵּ֔יןtar.TeintwoH8648 →
לְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.Khutof [the] reign ofH4437 →
דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshDariusH1868 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4430 →
פָּרָֽס׃ פpa.RasPersiaH6540 →

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Daniel 9:25Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.Ezra 6:14So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.Haggai 2:15Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,Haggai 1:15on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.Zechariah 1:1In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying:Ezra 5:5But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.Ezra 6:1Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?Nehemiah 6:3So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”Nehemiah 6:9For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.Daniel 10:13However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.Haggai 1:1In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, statingEzra 4:5They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.1 Thessalonians 2:18For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.

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