Ezra 4:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 4:9

7 In the days of ^aArtaxerxes also, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabel, and the rest of their companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the letter was written in ^bAramaic script, and translated into the Aramaic language.

8 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes in this fashion:

9 From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions—representatives of ^athe Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the people of Persia and Erech and Babylon and Shushan, the Dehavites, the Elamites,

10 ^aand the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnapper took captive and settled in the cities of Samaria and the remainder beyond¹ the River —^band so forth.

11 (This is a copy of the letter that they sent him)
To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the region beyond the River,¹ and so forth:

12 Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem, and are building the ^arebellious and evil city, and are finishing its ^bwalls and repairing the foundations.

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Definitions of words in Ezra 4:9:

Dinaites {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Erech {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Erech {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Erech {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Persia {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Persia {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Persia {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Rehum {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Rehum {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Rehum {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Rest {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Rest {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Shimshai {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Shimshai {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Shimshai {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Shushan {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Shushan {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Shushan {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Tarpelites {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Tarpelites {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Babylon {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Babylon {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Dehavites {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Apharsathchites {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Ezra 4:9:

Chaldee language {Easton's}
Rehum {Easton's}
Shimshai {Easton's}
Zechariah {Easton's}
Samaria, Country Of {I.S.B.E.}

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