Ezra 4:2 meaning and explanation
they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”
Ezra 4:2, Berean Standard Bible
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The speakers are called the enemies of Judah and Benjamin, peoples the Assyrians had settled in the region after the northern kingdom fell. They approach Zerubbabel, the governor, and the family heads with an offer to help build the temple, claiming they seek the same God and have sacrificed to him since King Esar-haddon brought them there.
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