The king who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 4:7). He was probably the Smerdis of profane history.
Person
Artaxerxes
- Name means
- the silence of light; fervent to spoil
- Mentioned
- 3 verses · first in Ezra 4:7
About Artaxerxes
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
Others called Artaxerxes
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.