Ezra

Describes the return of the Jews from Babylonian exile and the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.

Chapter 4

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KJV - Ezra 4:12
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.
The king should know that the Jewish people who came from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding the disobedient and unfriendly city, putting up its walls, and connecting the foundation stones.
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