KJV ORIGINAL
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Rehum the governor and Shimshai the secretary wrote a letter opposing Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes. Here's what it said:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse introduces a formal complaint letter that local officials wrote to the Persian king to try to stop the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place around 520-515 BC during the Persian Empire, when Jewish exiles had returned from Babylon and were rebuilding Jerusalem and the temple. Local officials in the surrounding regions felt threatened by this rebuilding project and decided to appeal to the Persian king to halt the construction work.
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