Ezra 6:22 KJV

And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

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Cross References

  • Ezra 1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
  • Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
  • Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
  • 2 Chronicles 30:21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.
  • 2 Chronicles 35:17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • AssyriaThe name derived from the city Asshur on the Tigris, the original capital of the country, was originally a colony from Babylonia, and was...
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And kept וַיַּעֲשׂוּ wayyaʿăśû עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • the feast חַג ḥag חַג Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of unleavened bread מַצּוֹת maṣṣôt מַצָּה Noun · feminine plural
  • seven שִׁבְעַת šibʿat שֶׁבַע Number · masculine singular construct
  • days יָמִים yāmîm יוֹם Noun · masculine plural
  • with joy בְּשִׂמְחָה bĕśimḥâ שִׂמְחָה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
  • for the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • had made them joyful כִּי kî Conjunction שִׂמְּחָם śimmĕḥām שָׂמַח Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: third person masculine plural
  • and turned וְהֵסֵב wĕhēsēb סָבַב Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the heart לֵב lēb לֵב Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Assyria אַשּׁוּר ʾaššûr אַשּׁוּר Proper name
  • unto them, to strengthen עֲלֵיהֶם ʿălêhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural לְחַזֵּק lĕḥazzēq חָזַק Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
  • their hands יְדֵיהֶם yĕdêhem יָד Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
  • in the work בִּמְלֶאכֶת bimleʾket מְלָאכָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of God הָאֱלֹהִים hāʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • the God אֱלֹהֵי ʾĕlōhê אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name

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