Ezra 4:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 4:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 4:13 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 4:13 — KJV
“Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings. pay: Chaldee, give revenue: or, strength”
— Ezra 4:13 (KJV)
Ezra 4:13 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 4:13
“We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 4:13: king, city, builded
“And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 4:13: now, king, city
“That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed. moved: Chaldee, made within...: Chaldee, in the midst thereof”
Shares key themes with Ezra 4:13: now, king, city
“And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. I commanded: Chaldee, by me a decree is set made insurrection: Chaldee, lifted up itself”
Shares key themes with Ezra 4:13: king, city, set
“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. great...: Chaldee, stones of rolling”
Shares key themes with Ezra 4:13: known, now, king
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