Ezra 4:1
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New International Version (©1984)
When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Now when the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people of the exile were building a temple to the LORD God of Israel,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people who returned from exile were building a temple for the LORD God of Israel,

King James Bible
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;

American King James Version
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity built the temple to the LORD God of Israel;

American Standard Version
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto Jehovah, the God of Israel;

Bible in Basic English
Now news came to the haters of Judah and Benjamin that the people who had come back were building a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the enemies of Juda and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel.

Darby Bible Translation
And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel;

English Revised Version
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded a temple unto the LORD, the God of Israel;

Webster's Bible Translation
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel;

World English Bible
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel;

Young's Literal Translation
And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,

Geneva Study Bible

Now when {a} the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;

(a) Meaning, the inhabitants of Samaria, whom the king of Assyria had placed in the place of the ten tribes, 2Ki 17:24,19:37. They professed God but worshipped idols and therefore were the greatest enemies to the true servants of God.

Wesley's Notes

4:1 The adversaries - The Samaritans. The relicks of the ten tribes, and the foreigners who had joined with them.

King James Translators' Notes

the children...: Heb. the sons of the transportation

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

CHAPTER 4

Ezr 4:1-6. The Building Hindered.

1. the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin-that is, strangers settled in the land of Israel.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

4:1-5 Every attempt to revive true religion will stir up the opposition of Satan, and of those in whom he works. The adversaries were the Samaritans, who had been planted in the land of Israel, 2Ki 17. It was plain that they did not mean to unite in the worship of the Lord, according to his word. Let those who discourage a good work, and weaken them that are employed in it, see whose pattern they follow.


Ezra 1:11 All the articles of gold and silver numbered 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought them all up with the exiles who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Ezra 4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his colleagues wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the text of the letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic. (NASB ©1995)

Adversaries Benjamin Builded Building Captivity Children Enemies Exile Exiles Haters Hear Heard Israel Judah News Temple

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;

1 The adversaries, being not accepted in the building of the temple with the Jews, endeavour to hinder it
7 Their letter to Artaxerxes
17 The answer and decree of Artaxerxes
23 The building is hindered

the adversaries (These were the Samaritans, the descendants of the various nations with which the kings of Assyria had peopled Israel, when they had carried the original inhabitants captive.) 7:9 1Ki 5:4,5 1Ch 22:9,10 Ne 4:1-11 Da 9:25 1Co 16:9

children of the captivity. Heb. sons of the transportation 1:11 6:16,19,20 10:7,16 Da 5:13

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