Ezra 5:7

THE MESSAGE

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.

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

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

³Tattenai was governor of the land beyond the Euphrates at this time. Tattenai, Shethar-Bozenai, and their associates came to the Israelites and asked, "Who issued you a permit to rebuild this Temple and restore it to use?" Then we told them the names of the men responsible for this construction work. ⁵ But God had his eye on the leaders of the Jews, and the work wasn't stopped until a report could reach Darius and an official reply be returned. ⁶Tattenai, governor of the land beyond the Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and his associates—the officials of that land—sent a letter to Darius the king. This is what they wrote to him: To Darius the king. Peace and blessing! ⁸ We want to report to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to The Temple of the great God that is being rebuilt with large stones. Timbers are being fitted into the walls; the work is going on with great energy and in good time. ⁹We asked the leaders, "Who issued you the permit to rebuild this Temple and restore it to use?" We also asked for their names so we could pass them on to you and have a record of the men at the head of the construction work. ¹¹This is what they told us: "We are servants of the God of the heavens and the earth. We are rebuilding The Temple that was built a long time ago. A great king of Israel built it, the entire structure. But our ancestors made the God of the heavens really angry and he turned them over to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who knocked this Temple down and took the people to Babylon in exile. ¹³"But when Cyrus became king of Babylon, in his first year he issued a building permit to rebuild this Temple of God. He also gave back the gold and silver vessels of The Temple of God that Nebuchadnezzar had carted off and put in the Babylon temple. Cyrus the king removed them from the temple of Babylon and turned them over to Sheshbazzar, the man he had appointed governor. He told him, ‘Take these vessels and place them in The Temple of Jerusalem and rebuild The Temple of God on its original site.' And Sheshbazzar did it. He laid the foundation of The Temple of God in Jerusalem. It has been under construction ever since but it is not yet finished." ¹⁷ So now, if it please the king, look up the records in the royal archives in Babylon and see if it is indeed a fact that Cyrus the king issued an official building permit authorizing the rebuilding of The Temple of God in Jerusalem. And then send the king's ruling on this matter to us.

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.