During the time of King Artaxerxes of Persia,(A) Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic(B) and translated.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:7 Ezr 4:8–6:18 is written in Aramaic.

Ezra’s Arrival

After these events, during the reign of King Artaxerxes(A) of Persia, Ezra—

Seraiah’s(B) son, Azariah’s son,

Hilkiah’s(C) son,

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