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Ezra 4:23 (NIV)

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²³ As soon as the copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and compelled them by force to stop.

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