Artaxerxes
King of Persia (EZR 4:7)
Personmale19 verses
Names
Titles
- King of Persia — מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס melek paras “king [of] Persia” (H6539) · βασιλέως Περσῶν basiléōs Persō̂n — Ezra 4:7
- King Artaxerxes — אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ arətachəshasətə melekh “king Artaxerxes” (H783) · Αρθασασθα βασιλεῖ Arthasastha basilei͂ “king Artaxerxes” (G935) — Ezra 4:8
- king of kings — מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא melek maləkhaya “king [of] kings” (H4330) · βασιλεὺς βασιλέων basileùs basiléōn “king of kings” (G935) — Ezra 7:12
- King of Babylon — מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל melek bavel “king of Babel” (H894) · βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος basileùs Babylō̂nos (G897)
Dated events
- Artaxerxes's reign as king over Persia begins — 3,497 AH · 465 BC
- Artaxerxes's reign as king over Persia ends — 3,538 AH · 424 BC
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Jerusalem — 5 shared verses
- Persia — 3 shared verses
- Babylon 1 — 2 shared verses
- Beyond the River — 2 shared verses
- Babylonia — 1 shared verse
Appearances
Topical references
- Prohibits the rebuilding of Jerusalem — Ezra 4:7
- 2. King of Persia. Decree of, in behalf of the Jews — Ezra 7; Nehemiah 2; Nehemiah 5:14
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.