Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
The kings commissions - i. e., the orders issued to all governors of provinces near Judaea by Artaxerxes, given in Ezra 7:21-24.
The kings lieutenants - literally, "the king' s satraps." The word is used in its strict sense, referring to the chief rulers of Persian provinces, from which the "governors" or rulers of smaller districts are distinguished.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Ezra 8:36:
Daniel 3:2
Daniel 3:2
Daniel 6:1
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