And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
When Ahasuerus became king, right at the start of his rule, the enemies of the Jewish people wrote a letter to him making accusations against the people living in Judah and Jerusalem.
The enemies of the Jewish people wrote complaints to the new Persian king trying to turn him against the Jews who had returned to rebuild their homeland.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred around 486 BC when Ahasuerus (likely Xerxes I) became the Persian king after his father Darius died. The Jewish exiles had returned from Babylon and were rebuilding Jerusalem and the temple, but local opposition groups were trying to stop their progress by appealing to Persian authorities. These accusers were likely Samaritans and other neighboring peoples who felt threatened by the Jewish restoration.
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