Ezra 7:23

KJV

Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

— Ezra 7:23, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Ezra Chapter 7 connects to 6 cross-references. Ezra the priest, a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, travels from Babylon to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes with a royal letter granting him authority, funds, and freedom to appoint judges over the Jewish people. Artaxerxes …

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Other Translations

ASV

Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

YLT

all that <FI>is<Fi> by the decree of the God of heaven, let be done diligently for the house of the God of heaven; for why is there wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons?

BBE

Whatever is ordered by the God of heaven, let it be done completely for the house of the God of heaven; so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

Cross References