# King Artaxerxes' decree was read

This can be translated in active form, in which case you will need to make explicit who read the decree from the king to the officials. AT: "The messengers from King Artaxerxes read his decree" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# Rehum

See how you translated this in [Esra 2:1](../02/01.md).

# Shimshai

See how you translated this in [Esra 4:7](./07.md).

# the work on the house of God in Jerusalem stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius

This delay lasted about 16 years.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/artaxerxes]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/darius]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/persia]]