Ezra 4:16 KJV — MannaFest

Ezra 4:16

We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.

KJV

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ASV

We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River.

WEB

We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.

YLT

We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'

DBT

We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.

About this book

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Ezra — The return in two waves — Zerubbabel's altar and temple (538 BC) and Ezra's reforming arrival (458 BC). A book about rebuilding — the temple, the Torah-teaching community, and the covenant boundary.

Author: Ezra (traditional); the book uses first-person narrative in chs. 7–10
Date: Events 538–458 BC; compilation c. mid-5th century BC

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Ezra 7:21
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
2 Samuel 8:3
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
1 Kings 4:24
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
Ezra 4:20
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
Ezra 6:8
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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H77923× in canon H36357× in canon H71499× in canon H179113× in canon H567514× in canon H510315× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

EZR 4:16EZR 4:20 1CH 18:3
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
EZR 4:161KI 4:24 1CH 22:9
EZR 4:162SA 8:3 1SA 14:47
EZR 4:16EZR 4:20 1KI 4:21
EZR 4:16EZR 4:20 GEN 15:18
EZR 4:161KI 4:24 PSA 72:11
EZR 4:162SA 8:3 2SA 10:16
EZR 4:162SA 8:3 2SA 10:19

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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