nations. peoples.
Asnapper. Assur-bani-pal, or Sardanapalus, the only Assyrian king who got into Elam, or held Shushan (now Susa) its capital.
on this side. beyond, on the west side: regarded from the east side of the Euphrates.
at such. time. This may refer to the date of the letter; or be rendered, as in Revised Version, "and so forth".
Verse Ezra 4:10. _THE GREAT AND NOBLE ASNAPPER_] Whether this was _Shalmaneser_, or _Esar-haddon_, or some _other person_, learned men and chronologists are not agreed. The Syriac terms him _Asphid_;...
These verses form the superscription or address of the letter (Ezra 4:11, etc.) sent to Artaxerxes. The Dinaites were probably colonists from Dayan, a country often mentioned in the Assyrian inscripti...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The offer of the Samaritans refused (Ezra 4:1)_ 2. The letter to King Artaxerxes (Ezra 4:7) 3. The king's reply (Ezra 4:17) 4. The work is stopped ...
EZRA 4:8 TO EZRA 6:18. EXTRACT FROM AN ARAMAIC DOCUMENT. Ezra 4:8 contains a letter, together with the king's reply to it, written by adversaries of the Jews to Artaxerxes for the purpose of frustrat...
_and the rest of the nations_ Implying that the number was not nearly exhausted by these _nine_names. _whom the great and noble Asnappar_ R.V. OSNAPPAR. This name is nowhere else mentioned in the O.T....
Note on Ezra 4:7-23 The names of the Persian kings which occur in this chapter occasion special difficulty. Upon their right identification necessarily depends our understanding of the whole passage....
_VER._ 10. _THE GREAT AND NOBLE ASNAPPER_— Grotius supposes, that Asnapper is another name for Salmanasar, or Ezar-haddon, who sent these colonies hither; but it is more probable, that he was some pri...
2. Israel's enemies write letters to prevent rebuilding. TEXT, EZRA 4:6-16 6 Now in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah...
_AND THE REST OF THE NATIONS WHOM THE GREAT AND NOBLE ASNAPPAR BROUGHT OVER, AND SET IN THE CITIES OF SAMARIA, AND THE REST THAT ARE ON THIS SIDE THE RIVER, AND AT SUCH A TIME._ No JFB commentary on...
4:10 river, (a-32) Strictly, 'beyond the river,' a technical name for the provinces on the west of the Euphrates. In English the expression has to be varied, in accordance with the position of the per...
FEUD BETWEEN THE JEWS AND SAMARITANS This chapter describes the desire of the Samaritans to take part in the rebuilding of the Temple, and their successful opposition to the Jews on their request bei...
ON THIS SIDE] RV 'beyond' (and so in Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:16; Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 8:36), regarded f
THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 4 V1 The enemies of the *descendants of Judah and Benjamin heard that they had returned from the *exile. Their enemies heard that they we...
ASNAPPER cannot be Esar-haddon, but was probably his chief officer. AND AT SUCH A TIME. — _And so forth. _...
וּ שְׁאָ֣ר אֻמַּיָּ֗א דִּ֤י הַגְלִי֙ אָסְנַפַּר֙...
THE COST OF AN IDEALIST'S SUCCESS Ezra 4:6 THE fourth chapter of the Book of Ezra contains an account of a correspondence between the Samaritan colonists and two kings of Persia, which follows sharpl...
THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE OPPOSED Ezra 4:1 So long as you lead a languid and unaggressive life, the enemy will leave you alone, but directly you begin to build God's temple, you may count on His str...
In this chapter we have the story of the opposition of the Samaritans, and the consequent cessation of work on the Temple for a time. The historic chronology presents difficulties. The subject is not...
And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble (g) Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that are] on this side the (h) river, and (i) at such a time. (g) Some...
Asenaphar, commonly supposed to be the Asarhaddon, though we know not that he caused any of these nations to remove thither, as Salmanasar certainly did. (Calmet) --- The name of the latter occurs in...
It should seem that Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes are both names of the same person: probably meaning the same as King. And it should seem that the enemies of the church caught at the first moment in the o...
But, in such a case, difficulties do not arise only from the weakness of the remnant; they proceed, also, from elements with which the remnant are outwardly connected, and which, at the same time, are...
AND THE REST OF THE NATIONS WHOM THE GREAT AND NOBLE ASNAPPAR BROUGHT OVER,.... The river Euphrates: AND SET IN THE CITIES OF SAMARIA; placed there in the room of the Israelites carried captive; this...
And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that are] on this side the river, and at such a time. Ver. 10. _The great a...
_Whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over_ Some take Asnapper to be another name for Shalmaneser, or for Esar-haddon, who sent these colonies hither. But it is more reasonable to think he was so...
1 The aduersaries, being not accepted in the building of the Temple with the Iewes, endeauour to hinder it. 7 Their Letter to Artaxerxes. 17 The decree of Artaxerxes. 23 The building is hindred. 1...
THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE HINDERED...
and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper, the official in charge of the colonizing of the northern territory, BROUGHT OVER AND SET IT IN THE CITIES OF SAMARIA, AND THE REST THAT A...
PRETENDED FRIENDSHIP AND OPPOSITION (vv. 1-5) Satan is subtle in the way he attacks a work of God. He appears to be friendly, as is seen in the way the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin came to Zeru...
AND AT SUCH A TIME: Chal. Cheeneth...
6-24 It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teaches us to honour and obey our sovereign. But wher...
ASNAPPAR; either Esar-haddon, or some other person then of great eminency, especially with his subjects and followers, who was captain of this colony, and conducted them hither. ON THIS SIDE THE RIVER...
Ezra 4:10 rest H7606 nations H524 whom H1768 great H7229 noble H3358 Osnapper H620 captive H1541 (H8684) settled...
THE SUBSEQUENT HISTORY OF THE ENMITY REVEALED AGAINST THE RETURNEES UP TO THE TIME OF NEHEMIAH (EZRA 4:6). What follows up to Ezra 4:23 goes beyond the question of building the Temple. The writer now...
CONTENTS: Work hindered by adversaries. CHARACTERS: Zerubbabel, Ahasuerus, Jeshua, Artazerxes, Rehum, Shimshai. CONCLUSION: God's work cannot be advanced but Satan will rage and the gates of hell wi...
Ezra 4:1. _The adversaries of Judah._ These were the Samaritans; that is, Jews of the ten tribes, apostate from the religion of their fathers, now intermarried with the heathen, who were worshippers o...
_Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah._ THE HOSTILITY OF THE SAMARITANS TO THE JEWS I. The tactics of the wicked. If they cannot bend the good to their wishes and ai...
EZRA 4:1 Enemies Stall the Project by Conspiring against It. The rebuilding project encounters opposition from other groups in the region, and the work ceases. ⇐...
EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 4:6 This section interrupts the historical narrative (Ezra 1:1), which resumes at Ezra 4:24....
EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 4:7 The author jumps forward again to another hostile episode, when leaders in the province sent a formal letter of complaint to King Artaxerxes I (reigned 464–423 B.C.)....
EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 4:9 The people sending the letter give their names, professions, and national origins. Their ancestors were among the foreigners brought in by the conquering Assyrians to resettle th...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have—(i.) The proposal of the Samaritans to unite with the Jews in building the Temple, and its rejection (Ezra 4:1). (ii.) The opposition of the Sa...
EXPOSITION EZRA 4:7 AND IN THE DAYS OF ARTAXERXES. See the comment on Ezra 4:6. If Artaxerxes be the Pseudo-Smerdis, we can readily understand why an application was not made to him at once, and how...
And when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity [had built the towers,] started to build the temple of the Lord unto the LORD God of Israel; they came to Zerubb...
2 Kings 17:24; Ezra 4:1; Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:17; Ezra 7:12;...
Asnapper — Either Esarhaddon, or some other person of eminency, who was captain of this colony, and conducted them hither. The river — Euphrates. Time — The date of the epistle was particularly expres...