Ezra 7:11-13

Living Bible

¹¹ King Artaxerxes presented this letter to Ezra the priest, the student of God’s commands:

¹² “From: Artaxerxes, the king of kings.

“To: Ezra the priest, the teacher of the laws of the God of heaven.

¹³ “I decree that any Jew in my realm, including the priests and Levites, may return to Jerusalem with you.