Ezra 4:2
“Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar–haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ezra 4:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar–haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ houses, and said unto them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as ye do; and we sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
und sie traten zu Serubbabel und zu den Häuptern der Väter und sprachen zu ihnen: Wir wollen mit euch bauen; denn wir suchen euren Gott wie ihr; und ihm opfern wir seit den Tagen Esar-Haddons, des Königs von Assyrien, der uns hierher heraufgeführt hat.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Llegáronse á Zorobabel, y á los cabezas de los padres, y dijéronles: Edificaremos con vosotros, porque como vosotros buscaremos á vuestro Dios, y á él sacrificamos desde los días de Esar-haddón rey de Asiria, que nos hizo subir aquí.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
chegaram-se a Zorobabel, e aos chefes das famílias, e lhes disseram: Deixai-nos edificar convosco, porque assim como vós, buscaremos ao vosso Deus, como também já sacrificamos a ele desde os dias de Esar-Hadom, rei da Assíria, que nos fez subir até aqui.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
foram falar com Zorobabel e os chefes de famílias de seus antepassados, e disseram: "Permiti que possamos ajudar a construir o templo, pois, como vós, buscamos a vosso Deus e temos oferecido sacrifícios a Ele desde os dias em que Esar-Hadom, rei da Assíria, nos trouxe para este lugar".
📖 Ezra 4:2 in Context
1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel;
2Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar–haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
3But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
4Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
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