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Ezra 4:23 (MSG)

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²³ The letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates. They lost no time. They went to the Jews in Jerusalem and made them quit work.

Definition(s):
Artaxerxes (Ar-tax-erk-sees): the silence of light; fervent to spoil
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Rehum (Re-hoom): merciful; compassionate
Shimshai (Shim-shy): my son