Ezra 4:17 meaning and explanation
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, Berean Standard Bible
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Artaxerxes, king of Persia, is answering a letter from Rehum, Shimshai and other officials settled in Samaria and the province west of the Euphrates. They had warned him that the returning Jews were rebuilding Jerusalem's walls and would stop paying tribute.
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