Biblical person
Artaxerxes king of Persia
king
People
also: Artaxerxes
A king named in Ezra and Nehemiah, associated with letters and decrees involving Ezra and Jerusalem.
Artaxerxes king of Persia is a biblical king first named when associates wrote to him in Aramaic. Ezra 4:7 A letter concerning Jerusalem was written to Artaxerxes the king. Ezra 4:8 After a copy of a letter had been read before Rehum and Shimshai, they went to Jerusalem and caused the Judahites to cease by force. Ezra 4:23 Ezra records a letter given by King Artaxerxes to Ezra the priest and a decree to treasurers beyond the river. Ezra 7:11 Ezra 7:21 Nehemiah depicts the king receiving wine. Nehemiah 2:1
Artaxerxes is named in at least 14 verses across Ezra and Nehemiah.
14
Verses
2
Books
Ezra 4:7
First named
Key verses
Across Scripture
Ezra · Nehemiah