ESV Reformation Study Bible – Ezra 7:12
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Ezra 7:12

7:12 king of kings. A title used by Persian monarchs to indicate their supremacy over all subject kings. That God is the true King of kings is implicit in the Book of Ezra (1:1 note) and explicit elsewhere in Scripture (Rev. 17:14; 19:16).

scribe. See note on v. 6.