... > Bible > Old Testament > the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esdras > return from the Babylonian Captivity > Darius, king of Persia, grants permission to rebuild the temple (Ezra 6:1-12; 1 Esdras 3-4) > the contest of the three guardsmen in King Darius' bedchamber > the second guardsman says (writes) that the king is the strongest ~ contest of the three guardsmen