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.”

"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." - Ezra 4:16
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What does Ezra 4:16 mean?

Ezra 4:16 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads: "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." This verse is part of a letter written by the adversaries of…

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Guarding the Promise: The Persistence of Truth

The verse from Ezra 4:16 in the King James Version states, "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." This scripture encapsulates the tensions and struggles faced…

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A Prayer for Divine Protection and Guidance in Our Endeavors

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts filled with reverence and awe, acknowledging Your sovereignty over all creation. We seek Your presence as we reflect upon the words found in Ezra 4:16, where it is declared before the king that, "We certify the king that, if…

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Ezra 2:16 - "The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight."
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 4
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 4
Ezra 4:4 - "Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,"
Letter to the king in Ezra chapter 4
Ezra 7:4 - "The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,"
Ezra 10:16 - "And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter."
Ezra 2:4 - "The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two."
"The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight." - Ezra 2:16
Ezra 6:16 - "¶ And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,"
Ezra 8:4 - "Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males."
Ezra 4:22 - "Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?"
Ezra 5:4 - "Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?"
Ezra 4:8 - "Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:"
Ezra 10:4 - "Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it."
"Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building," - Ezra 4:4
Ezra 4:18 - "The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me."
"The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki," - Ezra 7:4
Ezra 4:6 - "And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem."
Ezra 6:4 - "With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:"
Ezra 8:16 - "Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding."
Ezra 4:10 - "And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time."
Ezra 4:24 - "Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia."