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:”

"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 6:4
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What does Ezra 6:4 mean?

The Bible verse Ezra-6:4 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house." This verse comes from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The book of Ezra tells the story of the…

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Building a Foundation: Lessons from Ezra 6:4

In the book of Ezra, we encounter a remarkable story of the post-exilic community of Israel, as they returned from Babylonian captivity to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. The phrase in Ezra 6:4, “With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be…

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A Prayer for Divine Provision and Strengthening of Our Foundations

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You humbled by Your majesty and grace. In this moment, we joyfully lift our hearts in prayer to You, seeking Your guidance and provision as we reflect on the wisdom found in Your Word. As we meditate upon the…

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Ezra 7:4 - "The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,"
Ezra 2:4 - "The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two."
Ezra 6:19 - "And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month."
Ezra 8:6 - "Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males."
Ezra 6:6 - "Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:"
Ezra 6:2 - "And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:"
Ezra 2:6 - "The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve."
Ezra 8:4 - "Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males."
Ezra 7:6 - "This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him."
Ezra 6:15 - "And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king."
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 6:18 - "And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses."
Ezra 6:10 - "That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons."
Ezra 4:22 - "Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?"