Ezra 4:21 meaning and explanation
Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.
Ezra 4:21, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of King Artaxerxes of Persia, replying to a letter from officials west of the Euphrates who accused the returned Jews of rebuilding a historically rebellious Jerusalem. Having searched the royal records and found grounds for the charge, the king orders the work halted indefinitely, and his word carries the weight of imperial law.
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