Ezra 5:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 5:2

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1 Then the prophet ^aHaggai and ^bZechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.

2 So ^aZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and ^bthe prophets of God were with them, helping them.

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.

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Definitions of words in Ezra 5:2:

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

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

Jozadak {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

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

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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

Other definition entries containing Ezra 5:2:

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

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