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The King’s Decree on Behalf of Ezra

11 Now this is the copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, [a]learned in the words of the commandments of Yahweh and His statutes to Israel:

12 [b]Artaxerxes, (A)king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace. And now—

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:11 Lit the scribe of
  2. Ezra 7:12 Ch 7:12-26 is in Aram

21 “So I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the [a]River, that whatever Ezra the priest, (A)the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may ask of you, it shall be done with all diligence,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:21 The Euphrates River, so in ch