Parallel Verses New International Version "So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem. From that day to the present it has been under construction but is not yet finished." King James Bible Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished. Darby Bible Translation Then came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the foundation of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and since that time even until now has it been in building, and it is not completed. World English Bible Then the same Sheshbazzar came, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now has it been in building, and yet it is not completed. Young's Literal Translation Then hath this Sheshbazzar come -- he hath laid the foundations of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and from thence even till now it hath been building, and is not finished. Ezra 5:16 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleSheshbazzar - Probably the military officer that conducted the people from Babylon, and had the oversight of the work; but some think that Ezra is meant. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Sheshbazzar laid Zechariah 4:10 For who has despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice... A.M. 3468-3485. B.C. 536-519. it is not finished Library "The Prophets of God Helping Them"Close by the Israelites who had set themselves to the task of rebuilding the temple, dwelt the Samaritans, a mixed race that had sprung up through the intermarriage of heathen colonists from the provinces of Assyria with the remnant of the ten tribes which had been left in Samaria and Galilee. In later years the Samaritans claimed to worship the true God, but in heart and practice they were idolaters. It is true, they held that their idols were but to remind them of the living God, the Ruler of the … Ellen Gould White—The Story of Prophets and Kings Cross References John 2:20 They replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?" Ezra 3:8 In the second month of the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak and the rest of the people (the priests and the Levites and all who had returned from the captivity to Jerusalem) began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years old and older to supervise the building of the house of the LORD. Ezra 3:10 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the LORD, as prescribed by David king of Israel. Ezra 5:14 He even removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple in Babylon. Then King Cyrus gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor, Ezra 5:15 and he told him, 'Take these articles and go and deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem. And rebuild the house of God on its site.' Ezra 6:15 The temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. Zechariah 4:9 "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you. Jump to Previous Bases Building Completed Construction Finished Foundation Foundations House Jerusalem Laid Present Sheshbazzar Shesh-Baz'zar Thence TimeJump to Next Bases Building Completed Construction Finished Foundation Foundations House Jerusalem Laid Present Sheshbazzar Shesh-Baz'zar Thence TimeLinks Ezra 5:16 NIVEzra 5:16 NLT Ezra 5:16 ESV Ezra 5:16 NASB Ezra 5:16 KJV Ezra 5:16 Bible Apps Ezra 5:16 Biblia Paralela Ezra 5:16 Chinese Bible Ezra 5:16 French Bible Ezra 5:16 German Bible Ezra 5:16 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |