be.hi.lu denotes the haste with which the officials went to Jerusalem to enforce the king's order.

The attested use denotes haste in the officials' action of going to Jerusalem after the king's letter was read.

1. Haste in acting on an order · dominant

   In Ezra 4:23, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the clause describing the officials' movement to Jerusalem after the letter was read; the APB renders the action as going "in haste" before they compelled the Judahites to cease by force.

   Ezra 4:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 4:23, the APB presents the action as going "in haste." This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause's overall sense.