Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'against' occurs 2361 times in the standard works.

1213 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'against' in the standard works and contain 51.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 468 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jer. 1:15-19 (10 in 5 verses)

Jer. 50:42-51:5 (10 in 10 verses)

Alma 10:23-30 (9 in 8 verses)

Jer. 50:21-29 (9 in 9 verses)

Ezek. 38:16-39:1 (9 in 9 verses)

Luke 12:52-53 (8 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 4:2-7 (8 in 6 verses)

Judg. 20:18-25 (8 in 8 verses)

1 Sam. 14:47-52 (7 in 6 verses)

Alma 24:1-6 (7 in 6 verses)

D&C 98:39-44 (7 in 6 verses)

Neh. 3:25-31 (7 in 7 verses)

Eph. 6:11-12 (6 in 2 verses)

Alma 14:2-5 (6 in 4 verses)

Jer. 51:25-29 (6 in 5 verses)

Ezek. 25:2-6 (6 in 5 verses)

Hosea 7:13-8:1 (6 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 10:6-10 (6 in 5 verses)

3 Ne. 3:21-25 (6 in 5 verses)

Isa. 29:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

Dan. 9:7-12 (6 in 6 verses)

Alma 58:13-18 (6 in 6 verses)

Isa. 19:2 (5 in 1 verse)

Ex. 16:7-8 (5 in 2 verses)

Jer. 37:18-19 (5 in 2 verses)

Alma 35:9-11 (5 in 3 verses)

Josh. 22:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

Judg. 10:7-10 (5 in 4 verses)

1 Sam. 12:12-15 (5 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 32:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 23:22-25 (5 in 4 verses)

Ezek. 48:18-21 (5 in 4 verses)

Num. 16:38-42 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:20-25:4 (5 in 5 verses)

Neh. 9:26-30 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 25:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 26:9-13 (5 in 5 verses)

2 Ne. 10:12-16 (5 in 5 verses)

Mosiah 9:16-10:1 (5 in 5 verses)

Hel. 8:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Jer. 34:7 (4 in 1 verse)

Mal. 3:5 (4 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 24:5 (4 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 19:4-5 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 35:20-21 (4 in 2 verses)

Jer. 4:16-17 (4 in 2 verses)

Jer. 26:19-20 (4 in 2 verses)

Jer. 52:3-4 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 26:8-9 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 29:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 35:2-3 (4 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:7-8 (4 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:39-40 (4 in 2 verses)

W of M 1:13-14 (4 in 2 verses)

Num. 21:5-7 (4 in 3 verses)

Deut. 20:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Judg. 11:25-27 (4 in 3 verses)

2 Chr. 14:9-11 (4 in 3 verses)

Jer. 47:7-48:2 (4 in 3 verses)

Lam. 3:60-62 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 35:11-13 (4 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 42:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 12:30-32 (4 in 3 verses)

Mosiah 17:10-12 (4 in 3 verses)

Alma 48:1-3 (4 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 22:15-17 (4 in 3 verses)

JS-H 1:20-22 (4 in 3 verses)

Lev. 20:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

Deut. 19:15-18 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 10:31-34 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 1:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

Judg. 20:28-31 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 12:26-29 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Sam. 24:1-4 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 24:23-26 (4 in 4 verses)

2 Chr. 28:10-13 (4 in 4 verses)

Jer. 21:2-5 (4 in 4 verses)

Micah 7:6-9 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Ne. 2:21-24 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 2:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)

Alma 61:17-20 (4 in 4 verses)

Morm. 4:14-17 (4 in 4 verses)

Morm. 5:3-6 (4 in 4 verses)

D&C 109:27-30 (4 in 4 verses)

Gen. 40:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 26:9 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 27:10 (3 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Jer. 36:2 (3 in 1 verse)

Hab. 3:8 (3 in 1 verse)

Matt. 10:35 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 22:14 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:15 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 26:15 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:16 (3 in 1 verse)

Ether 7:24 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 10:9-10 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 18:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 19:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 20:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 26:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Job 15:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 109:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 46:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 49:19-20 (3 in 2 verses)

Jer. 50:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 26:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 28:21-22 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 38:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 6:4-5 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 11:24-25 (3 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 1:16-17 (3 in 2 verses)

Zech. 12:2-3 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 12:25-26 (3 in 2 verses)

Mark 13:8-9 (3 in 2 verses)

Luke 11:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Acts 4:26-27 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:35-36 (3 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:29-12:1 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 47:1-2 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:17-18 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 63:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 87:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 32:10-12 (3 in 3 verses)

Num. 14:27-29 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 31:26-28 (3 in 3 verses)

Josh. 8:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 1:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 6:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 12:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 13:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 16:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:25-27 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 3:5-7 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 17:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 22:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 35:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 41:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 78:19-21 (3 in 3 verses)

Ps. 83:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 31:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 37:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 54:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 11:17-19 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 23:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 50:1-3 (3 in 3 verses)

Jer. 50:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Lam. 3:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 21:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Ezek. 29:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 11:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Dan. 11:30-32 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 3:24-26 (3 in 3 verses)

Mark 14:55-57 (3 in 3 verses)

Acts 6:11-13 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 11:34-36 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 16:20-22 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Ne. 5:2-4 (3 in 3 verses)

Jacob 5:18-20 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 46:28-30 (3 in 3 verses)

Alma 48:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 1:15-17 (3 in 3 verses)

Hel. 4:3-5 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 4:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 9:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Ether 10:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 24:13-15 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 71:8-10 (3 in 3 verses)

Gen. 16:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 21:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 10:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 11:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 4:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 14:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 16:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 16:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 20:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 21:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 23:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 15:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Deut. 28:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Josh. 8:33 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 14:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 22:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 22:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 25:17 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 20:21 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 24:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 6:5 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 8:50 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 13:32 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Kgs. 21:13 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 23:29 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 19:17 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 24:31 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 11:4 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 12:2 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 13:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 20:12 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Chr. 34:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 8:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Neh. 12:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Esth. 5:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 10:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 19:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 34:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 38:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Job 42:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 2:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 94:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 102:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Eccl. 9:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 3:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 5:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 7:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 10:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 36:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 57:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 14:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 15:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 16:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 18:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 21:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 25:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 28:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 33:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 34:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jer. 49:30 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 2:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 3:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 13:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 15:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 20:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 29:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 36:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 42:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 3:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 5:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Amos 7:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Hab. 2:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Zech. 13:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Mal. 3:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 24:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 12:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 14:31 (2 in 1 verse)

Luke 21:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Acts 27:7 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 8:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Gal. 5:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 19:19 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 7:6 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:30 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:35 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:42 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 13:5 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 15:25 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 17:1 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 27:3 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 29:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 2:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 3:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 9:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 12:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 15:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 29:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 5:58 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 10:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 14:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 23:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 43:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 44:2 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 52:23 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:5 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 56:18 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 61:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 8:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Hel. 16:22 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 3:12 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 24:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 8:21 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 2:25 (2 in 1 verse)

Ether 15:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 9:4 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 45:33 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 60:15 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 61:31 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 82:21 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 101:98 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 103:24 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 121:38 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:34 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-M 1:29 (2 in 1 verse)

JS-H 1:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 4:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 5:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 8:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 12:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 14:35-36 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 25:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 1:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 9:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 28:48-49 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 10:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 18:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Josh. 22:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 6:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 9:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 11:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Judg. 14:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 4:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 7:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 14:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 24:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Sam. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 16:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 20:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 8:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 21:23-24 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Kgs. 24:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 10:19-11:1 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 13:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 20:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 20:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 32:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 33:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 4:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 1:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 4:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Neh. 12:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

Esth. 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 19:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 32:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 21:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 35:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 124:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 139:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 21:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 3:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 7:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 37:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 41:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Isa. 59:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 6:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 12:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 51:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 1:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 41:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 45:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Hosea 10:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Amos 7:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Micah 2:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 14:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Mal. 2:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 17:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Luke 22:52-53 (2 in 2 verses)

John 19:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 13:50-51 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 25:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Acts 26:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Heb. 12:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Pet. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 13:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 18:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 22:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 6:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 13:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 17:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 25:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 7:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 11:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 20:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 21:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 26:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 3:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 16:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 30:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 34:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 43:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 51:13-14 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 52:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 55:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 56:43-44 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 60:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 1:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 7:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 2:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 6:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 2:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 3:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Morm. 4:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 10:14-15 (2 in 2 verses)

Ether 13:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:68-69 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 31:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 42:80-81 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 98:33-34 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 99:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1457 0 1457
Gen. 23 0 23
Ex. 40 0 40
Lev. 17 0 17
Num. 70 0 70
Deut. 66 0 66
Josh. 48 0 48
Judg. 82 0 82
Ruth 2 0 2
1 Sam. 77 0 77
2 Sam. 45 0 45
1 Kgs. 54 0 54
2 Kgs. 68 0 68
1 Chr. 31 0 31
2 Chr. 87 0 87
Ezra 8 0 8
Neh. 36 0 36
Esth. 11 0 11
Job 51 0 51
Ps. 94 0 94
Prov. 13 0 13
Eccl. 6 0 6
Isa. 74 0 74
Jer. 181 0 181
Lam. 14 0 14
Ezek. 137 0 137
Dan. 32 0 32
Hosea 13 0 13
Joel 1 0 1
Amos 11 0 11
Obad. 3 0 3
Jonah 2 0 2
Micah 13 0 13
Nahum 5 0 5
Hab. 6 0 6
Zeph. 8 0 8
Zech. 18 0 18
Mal. 10 0 10
NT 210 0 210
BM 555 0 555
DC 114 0 114
PGP 25 0 25
TOTAL 2361 0 2361

Ezra 4:5
And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Ezra 4:6
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

Ezra 4:8
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

Ezra 4:19
And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.

Ezra 7:23
Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

Ezra 10:2
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.