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Ezra 6:13 Explained in Context
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Verse 13. 13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
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Quick Meaning
This verse reports exact compliance by Tattenai and his associates
Read It With
- Ezra 6:13–18
Read Ezra 6:13–18 together. This verse reports exact compliance by Tattenai and his associates Read Ezra 6:13–18 as one complete Ezra thought unit: Tattenai's officials comply, Judean elders build under Haggai and Zechariah, the temple is completed in Darius's sixth year, and the returned community dedicates it with joy and ordered service.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Completion turns contested foundation and paperwork into functioning worship, while the modest sacrifices and Persian date keep the restored temple's scale and political setting visible. Within that movement, this verse reports exact compliance by Tattenai and his associates
Read Ezra 6:13–18 together
Why these verses belong together: Official compliance, prophetic prosperity, completion, date, dedication sacrifices, and appointment of priests and Levites form the temple-completion scene; verse 19 begins Passover.
Verse 13. 13 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
Verse 14. 14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
Verse 15. 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
Verse 16. 16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
Verse 17. 17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Verse 18. 18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
Follow the Context
- Provincial officials diligently obey Darius's order.
- The elders prosper through prophetic ministry and finish according to divine command and Persian decrees.
- The community dedicates the temple with sacrifices and organizes priests and Levites according to Moses.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
Ezra 6:13 does not authorize a conclusion that exceeds Ezra 6:13–18. The unit's explicit boundary is: Temple completion does not mean every exile returned or every loss was repaired.
What Remains True
Within Ezra's own literary movement, Ezra 6:13 reports exact compliance by Tattenai and his associates.
How It Can Shape Life
- Mark a restoration complete only when the work functions, responsible roles are assigned, and remaining losses are named. Ezra 6:13 especially directs attention to how this verse reports exact compliance by Tattenai and his associates.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Ezra 6:13–18, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew aramaic text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezra
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew and Biblical Aramaic wording, morphology, names, clause relations, and translation controls.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezra.xml, Hebrew and Aramaic words and morphology for 6:13–18
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Ezra with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Material lexical, grammatical, textual, Persian-period, numerical, and translation notes within the unit.
Exact location: NET Bible Ezra PDF, printed pp. 755–756, translation and translator notes on 6:13–18
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