Ezra 7:12 (ESV)ExpositionWhy is Artaxerxes referred to as "king of kings"?ShareInformationReading ListEnglishEzra 7:12 (ESV)12 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace. And nowAssyrian, Babylonian, and Persian kings commonly used the title king of kings since they were kings of great empires.1
12 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace. And now