Nehemiah 2:7
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7 I also said to the king, “If it please the king, let me have letters addressed to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River,[a] instructing them to let me travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah.
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Ezra 7:21
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21 “I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the Euphrates River[a]: ‘You are to give Ezra, the priest and teacher of the law of the God of heaven, whatever he requests of you.
Nehemiah 2:9
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9 When I came to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, I delivered the king’s letters to them. The king, I should add, had sent along army officers and horsemen[a] to protect me.
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- 2:9 Or charioteers.
Ezra 8:36
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36 The king’s decrees were delivered to his highest officers and the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River,[a] who then cooperated by supporting the people and the Temple of God.
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- 8:36 Hebrew the province beyond the river.
Ezra 6:6
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6 So King Darius sent this message:
“Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River,[a] and Shethar-bozenai, and your colleagues and other officials west of the Euphrates River—stay away from there!
Ezra 8:22
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22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen[a] to accompany us and protect us from enemies along the way. After all, we had told the king, “Our God’s hand of protection is on all who worship him, but his fierce anger rages against those who abandon him.”
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- 8:22 Or charioteers.
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