Cross Reference EZRA 4:23 NOW WHEN THE COPY OF KING ARTAXERXES' LETTER WAS READ BEFORE REHUM AND SHIMSHAI THE SCRIBE AND THEIR COMPANIONS THEY WENT UP IN HASTE TO JERUSALEM UNTO THE JEWS AND MADE THEM TO CEASE BY FORCE AND POWER

{Ezra 4:23} Now 116 when 4481 1768 the copy 6573 of king 4430 Artaxerxes' 783 letter 5407 [was] read 7123 z8752 before 6925 Rehum, 7348 and Shimshai 8124 the scribe, 5613 and their companions, 3675 they went up 236 z8754 in haste 924 to Jerusalem 3390 unto 5922 the Jews, 3062 and made them 1994 to cease 989 z8754 by force 153 and power. 2429

Rehum:
"Rehumª the chancellorª ª and Shimshaiª the scribeª wroteª ° aª letterª againstª Jerusalemª to Artaxerxesª the kingª in this sort:ª ... Thenª [wrote] Rehumª the chancellor,ª ª and Shimshaiª the scribe,ª and the restª of their companions;ª the Dinaites,ª the Apharsathchites,ª the Tarpelites,ª the Apharsites,ª the Archevites,ª the Babylonians,ª the Susanchites,ª the Dehavites,ª [and] the Elamites,ª" {Ezr 4:8-9} + "[Then] sentª ° the kingª an answerª untoª Rehumª the chancellor,ª ª and [to] Shimshaiª the scribe,ª and [to] the restª of their companionsª that¹ dwellª ° in Samaria,ª and [unto] the restª beyondª the river,ª Peace,ª and at such a time.ª" {Ezr 4:17}

they went up:
"For¹ they sleepª ° not,¹ except¹ ¹ they have done mischief;ª ° and their sleepª is taken away,ª ° unless¹ ¹ they cause [some] to fall.ª °°°" {Prv 4:16} + "Woeª to them that deviseª ° iniquity,ª and workª ° evilª upon¹ their beds!ª when the morningª is light,ª they practiseª ° it, because¹ it isª in the powerª of their hand.ª" {Mic 2:1} + "Their² ¹ feetª [are] swiftª to shedª ° blood:ª" {Rom 3:15}