Ezra 5:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 5:5

3 At the same time ^aTattenai the governor of the region beyond¹ the River and Shethar-Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: ^b“Who has commanded you to build this² temple and finish this wall?”

4 ^aThen, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were constructing this building.

5 But ^athe eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a ^bwritten answer was returned concerning this matter.

6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent:
The governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, ^aand his companions, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, to Darius the king.

7 (They sent a letter to him, in which was written thus)
To Darius the king:
All peace.

8 Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judea, to the¹ temple of the great God, which is being built with² heavy stones, and timber is being laid in the walls; and this work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands.

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Definitions of words in Ezra 5:5:

Answer {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Cease {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Concerning {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

Go {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jews {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Matter {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Ezra 5:5:

Chaldee language {Easton's}
Zechariah {Easton's}

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