Ezra’s Arrival

After these events, during the reign of King Artaxerxes(A) of Persia, Ezra—

Seraiah’s(B) son, Azariah’s son,
Hilkiah’s(C) son,

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Ezra[a] came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, during the seventh year of the king.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:8 LXX, Syr, Vg read They

The words of Nehemiah(A) son of Hacaliah:

News from Jerusalem

During the month of Chislev[a](B) in the twentieth year,[b](C) when I was in the fortress city of Susa,(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 1:1 = November–December
  2. Nehemiah 1:1 Artaxerxes reigned 465-425 b.c.

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