1. Now after these things in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians, Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Helcias,
11. And this is the copy of the letter of the edict, which king Artaxerxes gave to Esdras the priest, the scribe instructed in the words and commandments of the Lord, and His ceremonies in Israel.
12. Artaxerxes king of kings to Esdras the priest, the most learned scribe of the law of the God of heaven, greeting.
12. Artaxerxes king of kings to Esdras the priest, the most learned scribe of the law of the God of heaven, greeting.
13. It is decreed by Me, that all they of the people of Israel, and of the priests and of the Levites in my realm, that are minded to go into Jerusalem, should go with thee.
27. Blessed be the Lord the God of our fathers, who hath put this in the king’s heart, to glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem,