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and that powerful kings have reigned in Jerusalem, governing the whole of Transeuphrates and exacting tribute, tax and toll; (Ezra 4, 20)
As soon as the text of King Artaxerxes' document had been read to Rehum the governor, Shimshai the secretary and their associates, they hurried to the Jews in Jerusalem and stopped their work by force of arms. (Ezra 4, 23)
And herewith are my instructions as to how you will assist these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of that Temple of God: the cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal revenue, that is, from the taxes of Transeuphrates, and without interruption. (Ezra 6, 8)
After these events, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah, (Ezra 7, 1)
A number of Israelites, priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers and temple slaves went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of the reign of King Artaxerxes. (Ezra 7, 7)
This is the text of the document which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest-scribe, a student of matters pertaining to Yahweh's commandments and statutes relating to Israel: (Ezra 7, 11)
'Artaxerxes, king of kings, to the priest Ezra, Secretary of the Law of the God of heaven: greetings! (Ezra 7, 12)
'I, King Artaxerxes, have issued the following instruction to all the treasurers of Transeuphrates: Whatever the priest Ezra, Secretary of the Law of the God of heaven, may request of you is to be punctiliously complied with: (Ezra 7, 21)
You are further informed that it is against the law to impose tribute, tax or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple slaves or other servants of this temple of God. (Ezra 7, 24)
These, with their genealogies, were the heads of families who set out from Babylon with me in the reign of King Artaxerxes: (Ezra 8, 1)
In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, since I was in charge of the wine, I took the wine and offered it to the king. Now, he had never seen me looking depressed before. (Nehemiah 2, 1)
Still others said, 'We have had to borrow money on our fields and our vineyards to pay the royal tax; (Nehemiah 5, 4)