Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes

⁶ At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes,^[a](A) they lodged an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.^(B)

Daniel’s Prayer

9 In the first year of Darius^(A) son of Xerxes^[a](B) (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian^[b] kingdom—

Queen Vashti Deposed

1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,^[a](A) the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces^(B) stretching from India to Cush^[b]:^(C)

¹⁰ Then I heard a loud voice in heaven^(A) say:

⁷ When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him,^(A) but they could not prove them.^(B)

¹³ And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.^(A)

⁵ “We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots^(A) among the Jews^(B) all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene^(C) sect^{(D) 6} and even tried to desecrate the temple;^(E) so we seized him. ^{[7] [a] 8} By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against him.”

⁹ The other Jews joined in the accusation,^(F) asserting that these things were true.

³⁷ Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.