Ezr 4:1, 10:9 | ESV | STEP | Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord , the God of Israel ,

Ezra 4:1

Adversaries Oppose the Rebuilding

1 Now when ^athe adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel,

Ezra 10:9

9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. And all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the ^bheavy rain.