Thematic Bible: Kings of, mentioned in scripture
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Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Artaxerxes longimanus or ahasuerus
The following events happened in the days of Ahasuerus. (I am referring to that Ahasuerus who used to rule over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces extending all the way from India to Ethiopia.)
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Now after these things had happened, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. Ezra was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Hilkiah,
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The elders of the Jews continued building and prospering, while at the same time Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo continued prophesying. They built and brought it to completion by the command of the God of Israel and by the command of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
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Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Darius hystaspes
So Darius the king issued orders, and they searched in the archives of the treasury which were deposited there in Babylon.
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So Darius the Mede took control of the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.
Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Xerxes
Now I will tell you the truth."Three more kings will arise for Persia. Then a fourth king will be unusually rich, more so than all who preceded him. When he has amassed power through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
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Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Artaxerxes smerdis (an usurper)
And during the reign of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues wrote to King Artaxerxes of Persia. This letter was first written in Aramaic but then translated. [Aramaic:]
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Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Ahasuerus or cambyses
At the beginning of the reign of Ahasuerus they filed an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
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Medo-persian kingdom » Kings of, mentioned in scripture » Cyrus
In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the Lord's message spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord stirred the mind of King Cyrus of Persia. He disseminated a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, announcing in a written edict the following:
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