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Ezra 5:6 KJV
Ezra · chapter 5 · verse 6
The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:Ezra 5:6 · King James Version
Ezra 5:6 in context
4Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
6The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
7They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
8Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShetharboznaiShᵉthar BôwzᵉnayShethar-Bozenai, a Persian officerH8370 →
- ApharsachitesʼĂpharçᵉkayan Apharsekite or Apharsathkite, an unknown Assyrian tribeH671 →
- companionskᵉnâth{a colleague }H3675 →
- governorpechâh{a prefect }H6347 →
- letterʼiggᵉrâʼan epistleH104 →
- TatnaiTattᵉnayTattenai, a PersianH8674 →
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We have here, I. The cognizance which their neighbours soon took of the reviving of this good work. A jealous eye, it seems, they had upon them, and no sooner did the Spirit of God stir up the friends of the temple to appear for it than the evil spirit stirred up its enemies to appear against it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-17