Ezra 4:11, 23
Ezra 4:11 NLT
This is a copy of their letter: “To King Artaxerxes, from your loyal subjects in the province west of the Euphrates River.
Ezra 4:23 NLT
When this letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai, and their colleagues, they hurried to Jerusalem. Then, with a show of strength, they forced the Jews to stop building.





