Nehemiah 2:7
Then I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of the provinces beyond the [Euphrates] River, so that they will allow me to pass through until I reach Judah,
Ezra 7:21
“And I, Artaxerxes the king, issue a decree to all the treasurers in the provinces
Ezra 8:36
And they delivered the king’s edicts to the king’s satraps (lieutenants) and to the governors
Ezra 6:6
“Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province
Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to request troops and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had told the king, “The hand of our God is favorable toward all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who abandon (turn away from) Him.”
Nehemiah 2:9
Then I came to the governors of the provinces beyond the [Euphrates] River and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent officers of the army and horsemen with me.