Ezr 4:23 | TNotes | STEP | 4:23 A military unit probably forced the Jews to stop building and enforced the king’s wishes. Part of the rebuilt wall might have been torn down at this time (cp. Neh 1:3 ). • This verse ends the parenthetical section that began in Ezra 4:6 .

bNeh 1:3►

cEzra 4:6►

‏ Ezra 4:23

4:23 ^a A military unit probably forced the Jews to stop building and enforced the king’s wishes. Part of the rebuilt wall might have been torn down at this time (cp. Neh 1:3 ^b).

• This verse ends the parenthetical section that began in Ezra 4:6 ^c.