1Forsothe the enemyes of Juda and of Beniamyn herden, that the sones of caitifte bildiden a temple to the Lord God of Israel;

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Ezra 1:11, Ezra 1:11, 1 Kings 5:4, 1 Kings 5:5, Daniel 9:25

2and thei neiyeden to Zorobabel, and to the princes of fadris, and seiden to hem, Bilde we with you, for so as ye, we seken youre God; lo! we han offrid sacrificis fro the daies of Assoraddon, kyng of Assur, that brouyte vs hidur.

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2 Kings 19:37, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 19:37, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:27

3And Zorobabel, and Josue, and the othere princes of the fadris of Israel, seiden to hem, It is not to vs and to you, that we bilde an hows to oure God; but we vs silf aloone schulen bilde to `oure Lord God, as Cirus, the kyng of Persis, comaundide to vs.

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Nehemiah 2:20, Nehemiah 2:20, John 4:22, John 4:23, Isaiah 45:4

4Forsothe it was doon, that the puple of the lond lettide the hondis of the puple of Juda, and trobliden hem in bildyng.

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Ezra 3:3, Ezra 3:3, Nehemiah 6:9, Jeremiah 38:4, Nehemiah 6:9

5And thei hiriden counselouris ayens the Jewis, that thei schulden destrie the counseil of the Jewis, in alle the daies of Cirus, king of Persis, and `til to the rewme of Darius, king of Persis.

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Nahum 1:11, Nahum 1:11, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 6:18, Psalms 2:1

6Forsothe in the rewme of Assueris, he is Artaxersis, in the bigynnyng of his rewme, thei writiden accusing ayens the dwellers of Juda and of Jerusalem;

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Daniel 9:1, Esther 1:1, Daniel 9:1, Esther 1:1, Matthew 27:37

7and in the daies of Artaxarses, Besellam wroot, Mytridates, and Thabel, and othere, that weren in the counsel of hem, to Artaxarses, kyng of Persis. For the pistle of accusyng was writun in langage of Sirie, and was red in word of Sirie.

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2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:26, Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:4, Isaiah 36:11

8Reum, Beel, Theem, and Samsai, the scryuen, writen sich oon epistle fro Jerusalem to the kyng Artaxerses; Reum,

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Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:9, 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Samuel 20:25, 2 Kings 18:18

9Beel, Theem, and Samsai, the writere, and othere counselouris of hem, Dyney, Pharsathei, and Therphalei, Arphasei, Harthuei, men of Babiloyne, Susanne, Thanei, Dacei, men of Helam,

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Ezra 5:6, Ezra 6:6, Ezra 5:6, Ezra 6:6, 2 Kings 17:24

10and othere of hethene men, whiche the grete and gloriouse Asennaphar translatide, and made hem to dwelle in the citees of Samarie, and in othere cuntrees biyonde the flood, `in pees.

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Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 7:12, Ezra 4:11

11This is the saumplere of the pistle, which thei senten to the kyng. `To Artaxerses, king, thi seruauntis, men `that ben biyende the flood, seyn helthe.

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12Be it knowun to the kyng, that the Jewis, that stieden fro thee, ben comun to vs `in to Jerusalem, the rebel and worste citee, which thei bilden, and thei maken the ground wallis therof, and arayen the wallis aboue.

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Ezra 5:3, 2 Chronicles 36:13, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:3, 2 Chronicles 36:13

13Nou therfor be it knowun to the kyng, that if thilke citee be bildid, and the wallis therof be restorid, thei schulen not yyue tribut, and tol, and annuel rentis, and this trespas schal come `til to the kyng.

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Ezra 7:24, Ezra 7:24, Romans 13:6, Romans 13:7, Nehemiah 5:4

14Therfor we ben myndeful of the salt, which we eeten in the paleis, and for we holden it vnleueful to se the harmes of the kyng, therfor we han sent and teld to the kyng;

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John 19:12, John 19:15, John 12:5, John 12:6, Ezekiel 33:31

15that thou acounte in the bokis of stories of thi fadris, and thou schalt fynde writun in cronyclis, and thou schalt wite, that thilke citee is a rebel citee, and that it anoieth kyngis and prouynces, and batels ben reisid therynne of elde daies; wherfor also thilke citee was distried.

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Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:12, Jeremiah 52:3, Jeremiah 52:34, Nehemiah 6:6

16We tellen to the kyng, that if thilke citee be bildid, and the wallis therof be restorid, thou schalt not haue possessioun biyende the flood.

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1 Kings 4:24, Ezra 4:20, 2 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 4:24, Ezra 4:20

17The kyng sente word to Reum, Beel, Theem, and to Samsai, the scryuen, and to othere that weren in the counsel of hem, to the dwelleris of Samarie, and to othere biyendis the flood, and seide, Helthe and pees.

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Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:11, Luke 10:5, Acts 23:26, Romans 1:7

18The accusyng, which ye senten to vs, was red opynli bifor me;

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Nehemiah 8:8, Nehemiah 8:8

19and it was comaundid of me, and thei rekenyden, and thei foundun, that thilke citee rebellith of elde daies ayens kyngis, and dissenciouns and batels ben reisid therynne;

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Proverbs 25:2, 2 Kings 18:7, Proverbs 25:2, 2 Kings 18:7, Deuteronomy 13:14

20for whi `and ful stronge kyngis weren in Jerusalem, which also weren lordis of al the cuntrei which is biyende the flood; also thei token tribut, and tol, and rentis.

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Genesis 15:18, 1 Kings 4:21, Genesis 15:18, 1 Kings 4:21, 1 Chronicles 18:3

21Now therfor here ye the sentence, that ye forbede tho men, and that thilke citee be not bildid, til if perauenture it be comaundid of me.

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22Se ye, that this be not fillid necgligentli, and yuel encreesse litil `and litil ayens kyngis.

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Ezra 4:13, Esther 3:8, Esther 3:9, Esther 7:3, Esther 7:4

23Therfor the saumple of the comaundement of kyng Artaxarses was red bifor Reum, Beel, Theem, and Samsai, the scryueyn, and her counseleris; and thei yeden hastili in to Jerusalem to the Jewis, and forbediden hem with arm and myyt.

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Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Romans 3:15, Micah 2:1

24Thanne the werk of Goddis hows in Jerusalem was left, and it was not maad til to the secounde yeer of Darius, king of Persis.

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Haggai 1:15, Haggai 1:15, Nehemiah 6:3, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 6:1