Ezra 7:28
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
Context
This verse from Ezra Chapter 7 connects to 10 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 …
Other Translations
and hath extended lovingkindness unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to the hand of Jehovah my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
and unto me hath stretched out kindness before the king and his counsellors, and before all the mighty heads of the king: and I have strengthened myself as the hand of Jehovah my God <FI>is<Fi> upon me, and I gather out of Israel heads to go up with me.
And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captains. And I was made strong by the hand of the Lord my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
Cross References
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us …
And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons …
Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according …
For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first …
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord …
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to …
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, …
And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If …
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power …
And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams …