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Ezra 4:23 (NIRV)

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²³ The copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and the secretary Shimshai. It was also read to their friends. Right away they went to the Jews in Jerusalem. They forced them to stop their work.

Definition(s):
Artaxerxes (Ar-tax-erk-sees): the silence of light; fervent to spoil
Rehum (Re-hoom): merciful; compassionate