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Contemporary English Version

Ezra 5:7

which said: King Darius, we wish you the best!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Temple;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the Second;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ezra;   Persia;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Province;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Letter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Darius;   Ezra, Book of;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Sheshbazzar;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Thessalonians Epistles to the;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Dari'us;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Epistles;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Epistle;   Greeting;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They sent him a report, written as follows:
Hebrew Names Version
they sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Daryavesh the king, all shalom.
King James Version
They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
English Standard Version
They sent him a report, in which was written as follows: "To Darius the king, all peace.
New Century Version
This is what was said in the report they sent to him: To King Darius. Greetings. May you have peace.
New English Translation
The report they sent to him was written as follows: "To King Darius: All greetings!
Amplified Bible
They sent a report to him in which it was written: "To Darius the king, all peace.
New American Standard Bible
They sent the report to him in which it was written as follows: "To Darius the king, all peace.
World English Bible
they sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace.
Geneva Bible (1587)
They sent a letter vnto him, wherein it was written thus, Vnto Darivs the King, all peace.
Legacy Standard Bible
They sent word to him in which it was written thus: "To Darius the king, all peace.
Berean Standard Bible
The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.
Complete Jewish Bible
they sent him a letter in which it was written: "To Daryavesh the king, "Complete shalom!"
Darby Translation
They sent a report to him in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace!
Easy-to-Read Version
This is a copy of that letter: To King Darius. Greetings:
George Lamsa Translation
They sent a letter to him wherein was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace.
Good News Translation
"To Emperor Darius, may you rule in peace.
Lexham English Bible
They sent to him the report in which was written as follows: "To Darius the king, all peace.
Literal Translation
They sent a letter to him, and this was written in it: To Darius the king, all peace.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And these are the wordes that they sent vnto him: Vnto Darius the kynge, all peace.
American Standard Version
they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Darius the king, all peace.
Bible in Basic English
They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the matter that they sent vnto him, was written thus within the letter: Unto Darius the king, all peace.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: 'Unto Darius the king, all peace.
King James Version (1611)
They sent a letter vnto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Darius the king, all peace.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
They sent an account to him, and thus it was written in it:
English Revised Version
they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The word which thei senten to hym was writun thus; Al pees be to the kyng Darius.
Update Bible Version
they sent a letter to him, wherein was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace.
Webster's Bible Translation
They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus; To Darius the king, all peace.
New King James Version
(They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus) To Darius the king: All peace.
New Living Translation
"To King Darius. Greetings.
New Life Bible
It said: "To Darius the king, all peace.
New Revised Standard
they sent him a report, in which was written as follows: "To Darius the king, all peace!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
a message, sent they unto him, - and, thus, was it written therein, Unto Darius the king, all prosperity!
Douay-Rheims Bible
The letter which they sent him, was written thus: To Darius the king all peace.
Revised Standard Version
they sent him a report, in which was written as follows: "To Darius the king, all peace.
Young's Literal Translation
A letter they have sent unto him, and thus is it written in it:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They sent a report to him in which it was written thus: "To Darius the king, all peace.

Contextual Overview

3 Governor Tattenai of Western Province and his assistant Shethar Bozenai got together with some of their officials. Then they went to Jerusalem and said to the people, "Who told you to rebuild this temple? 4 Give us the names of the workers!" 5 But God was looking after the Jewish leaders. So the governor and his group decided not to make the people stop working on the temple until they could report to Darius and get his advice. 6 Governor Tattenai, Shethar Bozenai, and their advisors sent a report to Darius, 7 which said: King Darius, we wish you the best! 8 We went to Judah, where the temple of the great God is being built with huge stones and wooden beams set in the walls. Everyone is working hard, and the building is going up fast. 9 We asked those in charge to tell us who gave them permission to rebuild the temple. 10 We also asked for the names of their leaders, so that we could write them down for you. 11 They claimed to be servants of the God who rules heaven and earth. And they said they were rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago by one of Israel's greatest kings. 12 We were told that their people had made God angry, and he let them be captured by Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king who took them away as captives to Babylonia. Nebuchadnezzar tore down their temple,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

wherein: Chal, in the midst whereof

all peace: Ezra 4:17, Daniel 3:9, Daniel 4:1, Daniel 6:21, John 14:27, 2 Thessalonians 3:16

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus,.... Or this was the inscription of it:

unto Darius the king, all peace; wishing him all kind of happiness and prosperity.


 
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