Ezra 4:3 References

3 But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of fathers' households of Israel said to them, "aYou have nothing in common with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves will together build to the Lord God of Israel, bas King Cyrus, the king of Persia has commanded us."

b Ezra 1:1, Ezra 1:2

Ezra 1

1 aNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he bsent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:

Ezra 1

2 "Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, 'The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and aHe has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Other references for Ezra 4:3

a Nehemiah 2:20