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

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 4:7 Artaxerxes reigned 465–425 b.c.
  2. Ezra 4:7 Lit translated. Aramaic:
  3. Ezra 4:7 Ezr 4:8–6:18 is written in Aram.

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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