Ezra 7:1-6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Ezra’s Arrival

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

Seraiah’s^(B) son, Azariah’s son,
Hilkiah’s^(C) son, ²Shallum’s son,
Zadok’s^(D) son, Ahitub’s son,
³Amariah’s son, Azariah’s son,
Meraioth’s son, ⁴Zerahiah’s son,
Uzzi’s son, Bukki’s son,
⁵Abishua’s son, Phinehas’s son,
Eleazar’s son, Aaron the chief priest’s son^(E)

⁶—came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses,^(F) which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he requested^(G) because the hand of Yahweh his God was on him.^(H)

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