Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, teacher of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings. New Living Translation “From Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the teacher of the law of the God of heaven. Greetings. English Standard Version “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace. And now Berean Standard Bible Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings. King James Bible Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. New King James Version Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, a scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Perfect peace, and so forth. New American Standard Bible “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, perfect peace. And now NASB 1995 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace. And now NASB 1977 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace. And now Legacy Standard Bible “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace. And now— Amplified Bible “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, perfect peace (greetings). And now Christian Standard Bible Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of the heavens: Greetings. Holman Christian Standard Bible Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of heaven: Greetings. American Standard Version Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “Artakhshesht the King, the King of Kings, to Azra the Priest, the Scribe, Scribe of the law of the God of Heaven, peace! Brenton Septuagint Translation Arthasastha, king of kings, to Esdras, the scribe of the law of the Lord God of heaven, Let the order and the answer be accomplished. Contemporary English Version Greetings from the great King Artaxerxes to Ezra the priest and expert in the teachings of the God of heaven. Douay-Rheims Bible Artaxerxes king of kings to Esdras the priest, the most learned scribe of the law of the God of heaven, greeting. English Revised Version Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth, GOD'S WORD® Translation From: Artaxerxes, king of kings To: Ezra the priest, a scribe for the Teachings of the God of Heaven: I wish you peace and prosperity! Good News Translation "From Emperor Artaxerxes to the priest Ezra, scholar in the Law of the God of Heaven. International Standard Version From: Artaxerxes, King of Kings To: Ezra, the Priest, a scholar in matters concerning the laws of the God of Heaven Greetings! JPS Tanakh 1917 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, and so forth. And now Literal Standard Version “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the Law of the God of the heavens, and at such a time: Majority Standard Bible Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings. New American Bible “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, greetings! And now, NET Bible "Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven: New Revised Standard Version “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to the priest Ezra, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven: Peace. And now New Heart English Bible Artachshasta, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth. Webster's Bible Translation Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. World English Bible Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now Young's Literal Translation 'Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, and at such a time: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Artaxerxes' Letter for Ezra11This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel: 12Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings. 13I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.… Cross References Ezra 4:10 and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates. Ezra 7:1 Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, Ezra 7:6 this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him. Ezra 7:11 This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel: Ezekiel 26:7 For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops. Daniel 2:37 You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory. Treasury of Scripture Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. 1 Kings 4:24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. 1 Kings 20:1 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. Isaiah 10:8 For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? unto Ezra, etc. Ezra 4:10,11,17 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time… Jump to Previous Accomplished Artaxerxes Ar-Ta-Xerx'es Ezra Forth Greetings Heaven Heavens Kings Law Peace Perfect Priest Scribe Teacher TimeJump to Next Accomplished Artaxerxes Ar-Ta-Xerx'es Ezra Forth Greetings Heaven Heavens Kings Law Peace Perfect Priest Scribe Teacher TimeEzra 7 1. Ezra goes up to Jerusalem11. The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra 27. Ezra blesses God for this favor (12) Artaxerxes, king of kings.--Artachshatra in Persian, Artachshasta in Hebrew. The Persian monarchs inherited the title here given from the Babylonians (Daniel 2:37). It is not used by the historian, only by the king himself. Perfect peace, and at such a time.--Literally, perfect, and so forth. The expression occurs only here, and is a difficult one. Our translation follows the apocryphal Esdras, and is on the whole to be accepted, a salutation being implied. Verse 12. - Artaxerxes, king of kings. "King of kings, kkshayathiya khshaya-thiyanam," an equivalent of the modern shahinshah, was a recognised title of the Persian monarchs, and is found in every Persian inscription of any considerable length (Rawlinson, 'Cuneiform Inscriptions of Persis,' vol. 1 pp. 195, 271, 279, 287, 292, etc.). It was a title that had been used occasionally, though not at all frequently, by the Assyrian monarchs ('Records of the Past,' vol. 3. p. 41; vol. 5. p. 8), and naturally expressed the fact that those monarchs for the most part maintained the native princes on the thrones of the countries which they conquered (see Isaiah 10:8). It was less appropriate to the Persians, whose empire was in the main satrapial, but still had a basis of truth to rest upon, since the Persian monarch had always a certain number of tributary kings under him ( cf. 'Herod.,' 5:104, 118; 8:142; Xen., 'Anab.,' 1:2, §12; 'Hellen.,' 4:1,§§ 3,4,etc.). The Parthian kings took the title from the time of Mithridates I.; and from them it passed to the Sassanians, who style themselves malkan malka, from first to last, upon their coins. The God of heaven. On this favourite Persian expression see comment on Ezra 1:2. Perfect peace. There is nothing in the Chaldee original in any way corresponding to "peace;" and the participle passage being translated as in the margin of the A. V. - "to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven." And at such a time. Rather, "and so forth," as in Ezra 4:10, 11, 17.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Artaxerxes,אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא (’ar·taḥ·šast) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 783: Artaxerxes -- a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia king מֶ֖לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4430: A king of kings. מַלְכַיָּ֑א (mal·ḵay·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 4430: A king To Ezra לְעֶזְרָ֣א (lə·‘ez·rā) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5831: Ezra -- an Israelite the priest, כָ֠הֲנָא (ḵā·hă·nā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 3549: Priest the scribe סָפַ֨ר (sā·p̄ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5613: A secretary, scribe of the Law דָּתָ֜א (dā·ṯā) Noun - feminine singular determinate Strong's 1882: A royal edict, statute of דִּֽי־ (dî-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because the God אֱלָ֧הּ (’ĕ·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 426: God of heaven: שְׁמַיָּ֛א (šə·may·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 8065: The sky Greetings. גְּמִ֖יר (gə·mîr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 1585: To complete Links Ezra 7:12 NIVEzra 7:12 NLT Ezra 7:12 ESV Ezra 7:12 NASB Ezra 7:12 KJV Ezra 7:12 BibleApps.com Ezra 7:12 Biblia Paralela Ezra 7:12 Chinese Bible Ezra 7:12 French Bible Ezra 7:12 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 7:12 Artaxerxes king of kings to Ezra (Ezr. 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