... > 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 > Zerubbabel, the third guardsman, says (writes) that women are strongest ~ contest of the three guardsmen > Apamene, King Darius' concubine, takes the crown off the king's head, puts it on her own, and slaps Darius' face with her left hand