Ezra 4:2
they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, "Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here."
Chapter Outline
1. The adversaries, being not accepted in the building of the temple with the Jews,
4. endeavor to hinder it
7. Their letter to Artaxerxes
17. The answer and decree of Artaxerxes
23. The building is hindered
Timeline
537 BCThe Proclamation of CyrusEzra 1
537 BCThe Exiles ReturnEzra 2
535 BCTemple Work BeginsEzra 3
534 BCAdversaries Hinder Temple WorkEzra 4
534 BCArtaxerxes Orders Work StoppedEzra 4:17
520 BCTattenai's Letter to DariusEzra 5
520 BCTemple Work Resumed by Darius' Decree Ezra 6
515 BCCompletion and Dedication of the TempleEzra 6:16
458 BCEzra Journeys to JerusalemEzra 7
458 BCEzra Commissioned by ArtaxerxesEzra 7:11
457 BCFamilies Return to Jerusalem with EzraEzra 8
457 BCEzra's reformsEzra 9
456 BCEzra's Prayer About IntermarriageEzra 10
Ezra 4:1
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