Ezra 4:3

But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other family leaders of Israel answered, "You have no part with us in building a house for our God. We alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel. That is what Cyrus king of Persia ordered us to do."

Ezra 4:3, Readable English Bible (READ)

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Previous · Ezra 4:2So they came to Zerubbabel and the family leaders. They said, "Let us build with you. We worship your God just like you do. We have been offering sacrifices… Next · Ezra 4:4Then the people of the land tried to make the people of Judah lose heart. They tried to scare them so they would stop building.