Add parallel Print Page Options

10 For Ezra had directed his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it, and to teach in Israel the statutes and the ordinances.

11 And this is the copy of the letter that king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commandments of Jehovah, and of his statutes to Israel:

12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplished scribe of the law of the God of the heavens, and so forth.

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends

ESV Study Bible, Burgundy Genuine Leather with Thumb Index
ESV Study Bible, Burgundy Genuine Leather with Thumb Index
Retail: $124.99
Our Price: $69.99
Save: $55.00 (44%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
ESV Student Study Bible, Trutone, Turquoise
ESV Student Study Bible, Trutone, Turquoise
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $26.99
Save: $18.00 (40%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
ESV Student Study Bible, Trutone, Green with Mosaic Cross Design
ESV Student Study Bible, Trutone, Green with Mosaic Cross Design
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $20.99
Save: $24.00 (53%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
The NASB New Inductive Study Bible, Milano Softone, Green
The NASB New Inductive Study Bible, Milano Softone, Green
Retail: $74.99
Our Price: $43.49
Save: $31.50 (42%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
NKJV The Jeremiah Study Bible, Soft leather-look, Black (indexed)
NKJV The Jeremiah Study Bible, Soft leather-look, Black (indexed)
Retail: $89.99
Our Price: $58.99
Save: $31.00 (34%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars