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Shethar-boznai

Mentioned 519–518 BC traditional (Jones)

Star of splendour, a Persian officer who vainly attempted to hinder the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 5:3, 6; 6:6, 13).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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4 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Places

Places named in the same verses as Shethar-boznai, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. location not graded: Beyond the River4

Timeline

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Mentions

Begat counts Shethar-boznai in 4 tagged verses in one book.

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  1. Ezra4

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBShethar-boznai 0
KJVShethar-boznai 0
ASVShethar-boznai 0

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Every verse

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Ezra4 verses
  1. 5:3

    At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

  2. 5:6

    This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.

  3. 6:6

    Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!

  4. 6:13

    In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

Star of splendour, a Persian officer who vainly attempted to hinder the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 5:3, 6; 6:6, 13).