Ezra 4:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 4:7

5 and hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of ^aDarius king of Persia.

Rebuilding of Jerusalem Opposed

6 In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

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:

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Definitions of words in Ezra 4:7:

Also {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

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

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

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Ezra 4:7:

Zechariah {Easton's}

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