7 After these things, during the reign of King Ar·ta·xerxʹes+ of Persia, Ezʹra*+ returned. He was the son of Se·raiʹah,+ son of Az·a·riʹah, son of Hil·kiʹah,+

6 And during all this time I was not in Jerusalem, for I went to the king in the 32nd year+ of King Ar·ta·xerxʹes+ of Babylon; and sometime later I asked the king for a leave of absence.