Quotes about King
Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
— Ezra 1:8
But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”
— Ezra 4:3
Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
— Ezra 4:8
(This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
— Ezra 4:11
Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.
— Ezra 4:12
Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.
— Ezra 4:13
Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king
— Ezra 4:14
We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.
— Ezra 4:16
Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
— Ezra 4:17
When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.
— Ezra 4:23
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
— Ezra 4:24
This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
— Ezra 5:6