NET

23 Then, as soon as the copy of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read in the presence of Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their colleagues, they proceeded promptly to the Jews in Jerusalem and stopped them with threat of armed force.

Darby

23 As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them cease by force and power.

KJV

23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter [was] read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power^K2815.

KJV Bible Notes

by force and power: Chald. by arm and power.

Strong's

23 Now ^H116 when^{H4481 H1768} the copy^H6573 of king^H4430 Artaxerxes^H783' letter^H5407 was read^H7123 before^H6925 Rehum^H7348, and Shimshai^H8124 the scribe^H5613, and their companions^H3675, they went up^H236 in haste^H924 to Jerusalem^H3390 unto^H5922 the Jews^H3062, and made them^H1994 to cease^H989 by force^H153 and power^H2429.