1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin…
2they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the…
3But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the…
4Then the people of the land weakened the…
5They hired counselors against them to frustrate their…
6In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning…
7In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel,…
8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote…
9Then Rehum the chancellor, Shimshai the scribe, and…
10and the rest of the nations whom the…
11This is the copy of the letter that…
12Be it known to the king that the…
13Be it known now to the king that…
14Now because we eat the salt of the…
15that search may be made in the book…
16We inform the king that if this city…
17Then the king sent an answer to Rehum…
18The letter which you sent to us has…
19I decreed, and search has been made, and…
20There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem…
21Make a decree now to cause these men…
22Be careful that you not be slack doing…
23Then when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter…
24Then work stopped on God’s house which is…
