“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.”
The specification that "They hired counselors to work against them and frustrate their plans during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia" reveals sustained, organized opposition employing legal and administrative measures to obstruct the restoration project. The hiring of counselors suggests sophisticated strategy employing legal expertise and administrative manipulation to block the construction work through bureaucratic channels rather than direct military action. The notation that opposition continued "during the entire reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius" establishes that the project faced sustained resistance across multiple Persian administrations, suggesting that opponents possessed sufficient influence to maintain obstructive campaigns despite changes in regional governance. The extended timeline of opposition indicates that restoration faced not merely momentary resistance but sustained hostility that would require extended commitment to overcome.
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