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Ezra 7:1

ArtaxerxesAzariahEzraHilkiahSeraiahPersia
Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

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BSB
Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
KJV
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
WEB
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
ASV
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
DARBY
And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkijah,
BLB
And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
ÅB
En tid etter, under perserkongen Artaxerxes' regjering, dro Esras, sønn av Seraja, sønn av Asarja, sønn av Hilkias,
OTB
Etter disse hendelsene, under kong Artaxerxes' regjeringstid i Persia, dro Esra opp til Jerusalem. Han var sønn av Seraja, sønn av Asarja, sønn av Hilkia,
B1930
Nogen tid efter, under perserkongen Artaxerxes' regjering, drog Esras, sønn av Seraja, sønn av Asarja, sønn av Hilkias,

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  • Nehemiah 2:1

    Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:4–14

    Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,

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  • 2 Kings 22:4

    “Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.

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  • Ezra 7:12

    Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.

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  • Ezra 7:21

    I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,

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  • Ezra 6:14

    So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.

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  • 2 Chronicles 34:9

    So they went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought into the house of God, which the Levites at the doors had collected from the people of Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, Judah, and Benjamin, and from the people of Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Kings 22:8

    Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.

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