Artaxerxes Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Artaxerxes was the Persian king who allowed Ezra and Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:1,11-12,21; Neh.2.1; 5:14).
King of Persia (EZR 4:7)
Lineage: Darius › Ahasuerus › Artaxerxes
Names
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Artaxerxes
the silence of light; fervent to spoil
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Artaxerxes
· Also called · H783 none · EZR 4:7 Artaxerxes
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King of Persia
· Title · H4428, H6539 G935, none · EZR 4:7 king [of] Persia
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King Artaxerxes
· Title · H4428, H783 none, G935 · EZR 4:8 king Artaxerxes
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king of kings
· Title · H4330, H4330 G935, G935 · EZR 7:12 king [of] kings
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King of Babylon
· Title · H4428, H894 G935, G897 · EZR 13:6 king of Babel
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אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא
arətachəshastə · H783 · EZR 4:7 Artaxerxes
- he אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא · H0783A
- he אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא · H0783B
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מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס
melek paras · Title · H4428, H6539 · EZR 4:7 king [of] Persia
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אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ
arətachəshasətə melekh · Title · H4428, H783 · EZR 4:8 king Artaxerxes
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מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא
melek maləkhaya · Title · H4330, H4330 · EZR 7:12 king [of] kings
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מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל
melek bavel · Title · H4428, H894 · EZR 13:6 king of Babel
- el Αρθασασθα Arthasastha · none · EZR 4:7
- el βασιλέως Περσῶν basiléōs Persō̂n · Title · G935, none · EZR 4:7
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Αρθασασθα βασιλεῖ
Arthasastha basilei͂ · Title · none, G935 · EZR 4:8 king Artaxerxes
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βασιλεὺς βασιλέων
basileùs basiléōn · Title · G935, G935 · EZR 7:12 king of kings
- el βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος basileùs Babylō̂nos · Title · G935, G897 · EZR 13:6
- bg Артаксеркс
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Held the office of (1)
- King · The reign of Artaxerxes · c. 508 BC – 467 BC
Artaxerxes Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Artaxerxes was a Persian king who ruled during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. In the seventh year of his reign, he authorized Ezra the priest and scribe to lead a group of Jewish exiles back to Jerusalem. Artaxerxes gave Ezra a letter granting him authority to teach the law, appoint magistrates and judges, and requisition supplies from the provincial treasuries. In Artaxerxes' twentieth year, his cupbearer Nehemiah learned that the walls of Jerusalem were broken down and asked the king for permission to return and rebuild them. Artaxerxes sent Nehemiah to Judah as governor, with letters authorizing him to obtain timber for the walls. He is probably to be identified with Artaxerxes I Longimanus, who ruled the Persian Empire from 465 to 424 BC.
Artaxerxes 2 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
The king mentioned in Ezra 7:1, in the seventh year (B.C. 458) of whose reign Ezra led a second colony of Jews back to Jerusalem, was probably Longimanus, who reigned for forty years (B.C. 464-425); the grandson of Darius, who, fourteen years later, permitted Nehemiah to return and rebuild Jerusalem.
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