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Ezra 7:21-24
And I,[ even] I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which[ are] beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing[ how much].Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
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Acts 18:27
And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
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Esther 9:3
And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
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Revelation 12:16
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
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Isaiah 56:6-7
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices[ shall be] accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
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Ezra 5:6-17
The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which[ were] on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.Then asked we those elders,[ and] said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that[ were] the chief of them.And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon[ the same] king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that[ was] in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto[ one], whose name[ was] Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that[ is] in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.Then came the same Sheshbazzar,[ and] laid the foundation of the house of God which[ is] in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and[ yet] it is not finished.Now therefore, if[ it seem] good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which[ is] there at Babylon, whether it be[ so], that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
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Ezra 6:13
Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
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Ezra 4:7-23
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter[ was] written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:Then[ wrote] Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites,[ and] the Elamites,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.This[ is] the copy of the letter that they sent unto him,[ even] unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls[ thereof], and joined the foundations.Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up[ again, then] will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and[ so] thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.Now because we have maintenance from[ the king’s] palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city[ is] a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.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.[ Then] sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and[ to] Shimshai the scribe, and[ to] the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and[ unto] the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and[ that] rebellion and sedition have been made therein.There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all[ countries] beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until[ another] commandment shall be given from me.Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter[ was] read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
