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Ezra 7:21

WEB

21I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you, it shall be done with all diligence,

KJV

21And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

BSB

21I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates:[+] Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,

FBV

21I, King Artaxerxes, decree that all the treasurers west of the Euphrates should provide whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require from you, and it must be provided in full,


Extra References

Ezra 4:16

16We inform the king that if this city is built and the walls finished, then you will have no possession beyond the River.


Ezra 7:6

6this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the LORD his God’s hand on him.


Ezra 6:6

6Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there.


Ezra 4:20

20There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll was paid to them.


Ezra 7:10-13

10For Ezra had set his heart to seek the LORD’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

11Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the LORD’s commandments, and of his statutes to Israel:

12Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the perfect God of heaven. Now

13I make a decree that all those of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my realm, who intend of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.