All the kingdoms of the earth The king of Babylon bore the title of "king of the four quarters of the world." Cyrus succeeded to this title on his conquest of Babylon.

God of heaven R.V. the God of heaven.

Whois there among you of all his people? The Lord… etc.] R.V. Whosoever there is among you of all his people, the LORD … etc.

let him go up i.e. to Jerusalem; cp. Ezra 1:3. Since Chronicles is the last book of the Old Testament (according to the Hebrew order), these words are to be reckoned the last words of the Old Testament.

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