ARTAXERXES to ASA

ARTAXERXES

the Greek form of the name of several Persian kings.

(1.) The king who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 4:7). He was probably the Smerdis of profane history.

(2.) The king mentioned in Ezra 7:1, in the seventh year (B.C. 458) of whose reign Ezra led a second colony of Jews back to Jerusalem, was probably Longimanus, who reigned for forty years (B.C. 464-425); the grandson of Darius, who, fourteen years later, permitted Nehemiah to return and rebuild Jerusalem

1. A Persian king probably identical with AHASUERUS .Prohibits the rebuilding of Jerusalem Ezr 4:7-24

2. King of Persia. Decree of, in behalf of the Jews Ezr 7:1 all; Ne 2:1 all; Ne 5:14

ARTEMAS

A companion of Paul Tit 3:12

ARTILLERY

1 Sam. 20:40, (Heb. keli, meaning "apparatus;" here meaning collectively any missile weapons, as arrows and lances. In Revised Version, "weapons").

This word is derived from the Latin artillaria = equipment of war.

General scriptures concerning 1Sa 20:40

See ARMS

ARTISAN

See ART
See MASTER WORKMAN

ARUBOTH

A district laid under tribute to Solomon's commissariat 1Ki 4:10

ARUMAH

A place near Shechem Jud 9:41

ARVAD

wandering, (Ezek. 27:8), a small island and city on the coast of Syria, mentioned as furnishing mariners and soldiers for Tyre.

The inhabitants were called Arvadites. The name is written Aruada or Arada in the Tell-el-Amarna tablets.

An island near Zidon Eze 27:8, 11

ARVADITES

Descendants of Canaan Ge 10:18; 1Ch 1:16; Eze 27:8, 11

ARZA

A steward of Elah 1Ki 16:9

ASA

physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah.

He was zealous in maintaining the true worship of God, and in rooting all idolatry, with its accompanying immoralities, out of the land (1 Kings 15:8-14). The Lord gave him and his land rest and prosperity.

It is recorded of him, however, that in his old age, when afflicted, he "sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians" (comp. Jer. 17:5). He died in the forty-first year of his reign, greatly honoured by his people (2 Chr. 16:1-13), and was succeeded by his son Jehoshaphat.

1. King of Judah 1Ki 15:8-24; 1Ch 3:10; 2Ch 14:1 all; 2Ch 15:1 all; 2Ch 16:1 all; Mt 1:7

2. A Levite 1Ch 9:16