Ezra 4:17

4:17 The king sent the following response:

“To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and other parts of Trans-Euphrates: Greetings! 1 

Ezra 5:11

5:11 They responded to us in the following way: ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king 2  of Israel built it and completed it.

Ezra 10:18

Those Who Had Taken Foreign Wives

10:18 It was determined 3  that from the descendants of the priests, the following had taken foreign wives: from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

1 tn Aram “peace.”

2 sn This great king of Israel would, of course, be Solomon.

3 tn Heb “found.”