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Ezra 4:23 KJV
Ezra · chapter 4 · verse 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.Ezra 4:23 · King James Version
Ezra 4:23 in context
21Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
22Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
23Now 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.
24Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Artaxerxes'ʼArtachshashtâʼArtachshasta , a title of several Persian kingsH783 →
- companionskᵉnâth{a colleague }H3675 →
- ShimshaiShimshayShimshai, a SamaritanH8124 →
- letternishtᵉvân{an epistle}H5407 →
- beforeqŏdâmbeforeH6925 →
- scribeçâphêra scribeH5613 →
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Here we have, I. The orders which the king of Persia gave, in answer to the information sent him by the Samaritans against the Jews.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-24