Ezra 4 · Verse 24

Ezra 4:24

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 4:24, King James Version

Ezra 4:24 in other translations

BSBThus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
WEBThen work stopped on God’s house which is at Jerusalem. It stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
ASVThen ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
YLTthen ceased the service of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and it ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
DARBYThen ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
BBESo the work of the house of God at Jerusalem came to an end; so it was stopped, till the second year of the rule of Darius, king of Persia.
WebsterThen ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

What does Ezra 4:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. Then ceased the work of the house of God--It was this occurrence that first gave rise to the strong religious antipathy between the Jews and the Samaritans, which was afterwards greatly aggravated by the erection of a rival temple on Mount Gerizim.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 So it ceased unto the second year of - Darius - They had begun in the first year of Cyrus, b.c. 536, to go up to Jerusalem, and they were obliged to desist from the building b.c. 522; and thus they continued till the second year of Darius, b.c. 519. See the chronology in Hag 1:1 (note) and Zac 1:1 (note) and the following chapter, Ezra 5 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 4:6-24

It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teaches us to honour and obey our sovereign. But where the command of God requires one thing and the law of the land another, we must obey God rather than man, and patiently submit to the consequences. All who love the gospel should avoid all appearance of evil, lest they…

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Ezra 4:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yin<in> thenH116
בְּטֵלַת֙be.te.Latit ceasedH989
עֲבִידַ֣ת'a.vi.Dat[the] work ofH5673
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1005
אֱלָהָ֔א'e.la.Ha'<the> GodH426
דִּ֖יdiwhichH1768
בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.Lem[is] in JerusalemH3390
וַהֲוָת֙va.ha.Vatand it wasH1934
בָּֽטְלָ֔אba.te.La'ceasingH989
עַ֚ד'aduntilH5705
שְׁנַ֣תshe.NatyearH8140
תַּרְתֵּ֔יןtar.TeintwoH8648
לְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.Khutof [the] reign ofH4437
דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshDariusH1868
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4430
פָּרָֽס\׃\ \פpa.RasPersiaH6540

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Cross references for Ezra 4:24

  • Haggai 1:15

    In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

  • Ezra 6:1

    Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

  • Job 20:5

    That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

  • Nehemiah 6:9

    For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

  • Nehemiah 6:3

    And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

  • Ezra 5:5

    But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:18

    Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
So.
Ne 6:3,9; Job 20:5; 1Th 2:18
Darius.This was Darius Hystaspes, one of the seven princes who slew the usurper Smerdis: he ascended the throne of Persia, A.M. 3483, B.C. 521, and reigned 36 years.
5:5; 6:1; Hag 1:15

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Context

  • Ezra 4:23

    Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

  • Ezra 4:24

    Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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Ezra 4:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cesó entonces la obra de la casa de Dios, la cual estaba en Jerusalem: y cesó hasta el año segundo del reinado de Darío rey de Persia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors le travail de la maison de Dieu qui est à Jérusalem cessa; et il fut arrêté jusqu’à la seconde année du règne de Darius, roi de Perse.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Damals hörte die Arbeit am Hause Gottes in Jerusalem auf, und sie unterblieb bis zum zweiten Jahre der Regierung des Königs Darius von Persien.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc intermissum est opus domus Domini in Jerusalem, et non fiebat usque ad annum secundum regni Darii regis Persarum.