4:24 So the work on the temple of God in Jerusalem came to a halt. It remained halted until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia. 1
6:16 The people 4 of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles 5 – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.
7:11 What follows 6 is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. 7 Ezra was 8 a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel: