- Artaxerxes:
- "Artaxerxes,ª kingª of kings,ª unto Ezraª the priest,ª a scribeª of the lawª of¹ the Godª of heaven,ª perfectª° [peace], and at such a time.ª" {Ezr 7:12} + "And I,² [even] Iª Artaxerxesª the king,ª do makeª° a decreeª to allª the treasurersª which¹ [are] beyondª the river,ª that¹ whatsoever¹¹ Ezraª the priest,ª the scribeª of the lawª of¹ the Godª of heaven,ª shall requireª° of you, it be doneª° speedily,ª" {Ezr 7:21} + "And the eldersª° of the Jewsª builded,ª° and they prosperedª° through the prophesyingª of Haggaiª the prophetª and Zechariahª the sonª of Iddo.ª And they builded,ª° and finishedª° [it], accordingª to the commandmentª of the Godª of Israel,ª and according to¹ the commandmentª of Cyrus,ª and Darius,ª and Artaxerxesª kingª of Persia.ª" {Ezr 6:14} + "And it came to pass¹ in the monthª Nisan,ª in the twentiethª yearª of Artaxerxesª the king,ª [that] wineª [was] beforeª him: and I took upª°¹ the wine,ª and gaveª° [it] unto the king.ª Now I had not¹ been¹ [beforetime] sadª in his presence.ª" {Neh 2:1}
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