Ezra 4:2-4

2they approachedH5066 ZerubbabelH2216 and the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households, and saidH559 to them, “Let us buildH1129 with you, for we, like you, seekH1875 your GodH430; 1and we have been sacrificingH2076 to Him sinceH4480 the daysH3117 of 2EsarhaddonH634 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804, who broughtH5927 us up hereH6311.” 3But ZerubbabelH2216 and JeshuaH3091 and the restH7605 of the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households of IsraelH3478 saidH559 to them, “3You have nothingH3808 in common with us in buildingH1129 a houseH1004 to our GodH430; but we ourselvesH587 will togetherH3162 buildH1129 to the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, 4as KingH4428 CyrusH3566, the kingH4428 of PersiaH6539 has commandedH6680 us.”

4Then 5the peopleH5971 of the landH776 6discouragedH7503H3027 the peopleH5971 of JudahH3063, and frightenedH1089 them from buildingH1129,