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Ezra 7

Ezra 7:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Artaxerxes
'Artachshashta' (Hebrew #783)
or by permutation gArtachshactu {ar-takh-shast'}; of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
KJV usage: Artaxerxes.
Pronounce: ar-takh-shash-taw'
Origin: or mArtachshasht {ar-takh- shasht'}
, king
melek (Hebrew #4430)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428
o of kings
melek (Hebrew #4430)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428
, κunto Ezra
`Ezra' (Hebrew #5831)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5830; Ezra, an Israelite --Ezra.
Pronounce: ez-raw'
the priest
kahen (Hebrew #3549)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3548
KJV usage: priest.
Pronounce: kaw-hane'
, a scribe
capher (Hebrew #5613)
a scribe (secular or sacred)
KJV usage: scribe.
Pronounce: saw-fare'
Origin: (Aramaic) from the same as 5609
of the law
dath (Hebrew #1882)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1881
KJV usage: decree, law.
Pronounce: dawth
of the God
'elahh (Hebrew #426)
God
KJV usage: God, god.
Pronounce: el-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 433
of heaven
shamayin (Hebrew #8065)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 8064
KJV usage: heaven.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yin
, perfect
gmar (Hebrew #1585)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1584
KJV usage: perfect.
Pronounce: ghem-ar'
peace, and at such a time
k`eneth (Hebrew #3706)
feminine of 3705; thus (only in the formula "and so forth")
KJV usage: at such a time.
Pronounce: keh-eh'-neth
Origin: (Aramaic) or kaeth (Aramaic) {keh-eth'}
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Ezek. 26:7• 7For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. (Ezek. 26:7)
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Dan. 2:37• 37Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. (Dan. 2:37)
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or, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven, peace, etc.

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Artaxerxes,
Ezra,
God,
Heaven,
King,
Law,
Priest; Priesthood,
Scribes

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Artaxerxes.The title of the king would, in Persian, run thus: {Ardsheer shahinshah,} or {padshah,} "Ardsheer, king of kings," i.e., great or supreme king or emperor.
1 Kings 4:24• 24For 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 4:24)
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1 Kings 20:1• 1And Ben-hadad 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. (1 Kings 20:1)
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Isa. 10:8• 8For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? (Isa. 10:8)
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Ezek. 26:7• 7For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. (Ezek. 26:7)
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Dan. 2:37,47• 37Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
 47The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. (Dan. 2:37,47)
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1 Tim. 6:15• 15Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; (1 Tim. 6:15)
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Rev. 17:14• 14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. (Rev. 17:14)
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Rev. 19:16• 16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev. 19:16)
unto Ezra, etc.
or, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe ofthe law of the God of heaven, peace, etc.
and at such a time.
Ezra 4:10‑11,17• 10And 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.
 11This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
 17Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. (Ezra 4:10‑11,17)
• A salutation which shows that Ezra was a true witness in the midst of the Gentiles. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 7” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplishede scribe of the law of the God of the heavens, and so forth.

JND Translation Notes

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Others translate, "a scribe of ... of heavens. perfect [peace]."