^{4 Ref} Then the people of the land made the hands of the people of Judah feeble, troubling them with fear in their building;

^{5 Ref} And they gave payment to men who made designs against them and kept them from effecting their purpose, all through the time of Cyrus, king of Persia, till Darius became king.

^{6 Ref} And in the time of Ahasuerus, when he first became king, they put on record a statement against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.