Ezra 4:23-24

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23} As soon as the text of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their colleagues,^(A) they immediately went to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.

Rebuilding of the Temple Resumed

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24} Now the construction of God’s house in Jerusalem had stopped and remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia.^(B)

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Cross references:

A. Ezra 4:23: Ezra 4:8-10; Ezra 4:17

B. Ezra 4:24: Ezra 4:1-5; Haggai 1:1; Haggai 1:14