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Ezra 4:7 KJV
Ezra · chapter 4 · verse 7 · King James Version
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.Ezra 4:7 · King James Version
Ezra 4:7 in context
5And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
6And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
7And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
9Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
Key words (Strong's)
- ArtaxerxesʼArtachshashtâʼArtachshasta , a title of several Persian kingsH783 →
- MithredathMithrᵉdâthMithredath, the name of two PersiansH4990 →
- companionskᵉnâtha colleagueH3674 →
- BishlamBishlâmBishlam, a PersianH1312 →
- TabeelṭâbᵉʼêlTabeel, the name of a Syrian and of a PersianH2870 →
- PersiaPâraçParas , an Eastern country, including its inhabitantsH6539 →
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