Artaxerxes
Mentioned in 521 BC traditional (Jones)
The king who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 4:7). He was probably the Smerdis of profane history.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Tagged in
- 3 verses
- Mentioned in the era of Exile and return, 586–5 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Bishlam, Mithredath, Rehum, Shimshai, and Tabeel.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Artaxerxes, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- location not graded: Beyond the River1
- likely location: Jerusalem1
- location not graded: Persia1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 546–496 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
3 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Artaxerxes 15 |
| KJV | Artaxerxes 15 |
| ASV | Artaxerxes 15 |
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Every verse
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Ezra3 verses
- 4:7
And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
- 4:8
Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
- 4:11
(This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The king who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 4:7). He was probably the Smerdis of profane history.