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Ezra · read by Robert Plant
14 verses, in order. Only the verses Robert read aloud are shown.
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Ezra 7
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For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)
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And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.Read from KJV · The Letter of Artaxerxes (instruction for the local assembly)