1When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the Lord , the God of Israel,


In Context

1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the Lord , the God of Israel,

2 they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said, "Let us help you build because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here."

3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, "You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the Lord , the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us."

Ezra 4:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Now the enemies of Juda and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto Jehovah, the God of Israel;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded a temple unto the LORD, the God of Israel;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:1And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity built the temple to the LORD God of Israel;