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Ezra 4:5

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4:5They were hiring advisers to oppose them, so as to frustrate their plans, throughout the time11 of King Cyrus of Persia until the reign of King Darius12 of Persia.13

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Footnotes

  1. 11 Heb “all the days of.”
  2. 12 Darius ruled Persia 522–486 B.C.
  3. 13 The purpose of the opening verses of this chapter is to summarize why the Jews returning from the exile were unable to complete the rebuilding of the temple more quickly than they did. The delay was due not to disinterest on their part but to the repeated obstacles that had been placed in their path by determined foes.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and bribed counselors against them to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They bribed officials to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They also bribed officials to act against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of King Cyrus of Persia and until the reign of King Darius of Persia.

NLTNew Living Translation

They bribed agents to work against them and to frustrate their plans. This went on during the entire reign of King Cyrus of Persia and lasted until King Darius of Persia took the throne.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and bribed officials against them to frustrate their plan for all the days of Cyrus king of Persia until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

KJV 1900King James Version

And hired counsellers against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.