Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

Ezra 5

Ezra 5:1

EZRA CHAPTER 5 Zerubbabel, being encouraged by Haggai and Zechariah the prophets, setteth forward the work, EZRA 5:1 2. Their adversaries oppose them again, EZRA 5:3. Their letter to Darius concerning this matter, EZRA 5:6. ZECHARIAH THE SON OF IDDO, i.e. Iddo's grandchild; for he was the son of Ber... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezra 5:2

Encouraging the people to work by their presence, and assurance of success.... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezra 5:3

_ Tatuai and Shethar-boznai_; not Rehum and Shimshai &c., who were either dead, or removed from their offices by the new emperor Darius, as is very usual.... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezra 5:4

THEN SAID WE; either, 1. We Tatnai and Shethar-boznai. And so this is an additional and more express inquiry concerning the names of the builders. And this sense is favoured by comparing EZRA 5:9,10, where the same questions here severally made, EZRA 5:3,4, are in like manner distinguished. And so t... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezra 5:5

THEY COULD NOT CAUSE THEM TO CEASE; because God overruled their hearts and hands, that they did not hinder them by force, as they could have done.... [ Continue Reading ]

Ezra 5:6

THE APHARSACHITES; a people so called, sent hither as a colony. As the other people, mentioned EZRA 4:9 they seem to have had a greater power with Rehum and Shimshai that with these new officers, who made choice of other companions. WHICH WERE ON THIS SIDE THE RIVER, whereby they are distinguished f... [ Continue Reading ]