Berean Standard Bible
Ezra 5:2-6
2Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak1 rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
3At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates,2 Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
4They also asked,3 “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”
5But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.
6This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
Notes
- 1. Ezra 5:2 Jozadak is a variant of Jehozadak; see 1 Chronicles 6:14. ↩
- 2. Ezra 5:3 Aramaic the governor beyond the River; also in verse 6 ↩
- 3. Ezra 5:4 LXX and Syriac; Aramaic Then we told them, ↩
Commentaries on Ezra 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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