Christian Standard Bible
Ezra 6:10
10so that they can offer sacrifices of pleasing aroma to the God of the heavens and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
Ezra 6:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
- New International Version (NIV)so that they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven and pray for the well-being of the king and his sons.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
- New King James Version (NKJV)that they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
Context of Ezra 6:10
8I hereby issue a decree concerning what you are to do, so that the elders of the Jews can rebuild the house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men out of the royal revenues from the taxes of the region west of the Euphrates River, so that the work will not stop. 9Whatever is needed — young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of the heavens, or wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem — let it be given to them every day without fail, so that they can offer sacrifices of pleasing aroma to the God of the heavens and pray for the life of the king and his sons. 11I also issue a decree concerning any man who interferes with this directive: Let a beam be torn from his house and raised up; he will be impaled on it, and his house will be made into a garbage dump because of this offense. 12May the God who caused his name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who dares to harm or interfere with this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out diligently.
Read all of Ezra 6Ezra 6:10 word by word
דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֹ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛ין נִיחוֹחִ֖ין לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן לְחַיֵּ֥י מַלְכָּ֖א וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- That they may offerקְרֵבqerêb · to approachH7127
- That they may offerהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
- sacrifices of sweet savoursנִיחוֹחַnîychôach nîychôach · soothingH5208
- unto the Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- of heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
- and prayצְלָאtselâ' · to prayH6739
- for the lifeחַיchay · livingH2417
- of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- and of his sonsבֵּןbên · sonH1123
Cross-references for Ezra 6:10
- Genesis 8:21When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, he said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.
- Leviticus 1:9The offerer is to wash its entrails and legs with water. Then the priest will burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
- Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
- Ezra 7:23Whatever is commanded by the God of the heavens must be done diligently for the house of the God of the heavens, so that wrath will not fall on the realm of the king and his sons.
- Jeremiah 29:7Pursue the well-being of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the Lord on its behalf, for when it thrives, you will thrive.”
- 1 Timothy 2:1First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone,
Commentaries on Ezra 6:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10And pray for the life of the king, and of his sons - Even heathens believed that offerings made in their behalf to the God of the Jews would be available. And this principle has had considerable influence in certain states where there was even a form of religion established by the law, to induce them to tolerate other forms, that the state might have the benefit of their prayers.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10pray for the lives of the king and his sons: In the Cyrus Cylinder, a Persian account of Cyrus's defeat of Babylon, King Cyrus asks, “May all the gods whom I have returned to their sacred cities ask the Babylonian gods Bel and Nebo daily for a long life for me” (see Ezra 1:1–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108-10. of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river ... expenses be given unto these men--The decree granted them the privilege of drawing from his provincial treasury of Syria, to the amount of whatever they required for the furthering of the work and providing sacrifice for the service of the temple, that the priests might daily pray for the health of the king and the prosperity of the empire.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezra 6
- 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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