17 The king sent word to Reʹhum+ the chief government official and Shimʹshai the scribe and the rest of their colleagues+ who were dwelling in Sa·marʹi·a and the rest beyond the River:
23 Now after the copy of the official document of Ar·ta·xerxʹes the king had been read before Reʹhum+ and Shimʹshai+ the scribe and their colleagues,+ they went in a hurry to Jerusalem to the Jews and stopped them by force of arms.*+