Ezra 4:1-2

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Enemies of the Rebuilding

4 When the enemies of the people of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned ·captives [exiles] were building a Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel, ² they came to Zerubbabel [^Ca descendant of David; 1 Chr. 3:19] and the ·leaders of the families [^Lheads of the fathers]. The enemies said, “Let us help you build, because we are like you and ·want to worship [^Lseek] your God. We have been offering sacrifices to him since the time of Esarhaddon king of Assyria [^C680–669 bc], who brought us here.”