Ezra 4:7
4:7 And during the reign
of Artaxerxes, Bishlam,
Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their colleagues
wrote to King Artaxerxes
of Persia. This letter
was first written in Aramaic but then translated.
[Aramaic:]
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!