Ezra 4:10

Ezra 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)and the other people whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the city of Samaria and elsewhere in Trans-Euphrates.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and in the rest of the province Beyond the River.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnapper took captive and settled in the cities of Samaria and the remainder beyond the River —and so forth.

Context of Ezra 4:10

8Rehum, the city's ruler, and Shimshai, his officer, wrote this letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes. This is what it said: 9Rehum, your ruler, and Shimshai, his officer, write this letter to you. The other officers who work with us also send this letter to you. They are the judges and other officers and leaders, together with the people who came here from Erech, Babylon and Susa (the Elamites). It also comes from people of other nations who came to live in Samaria's cities. The great King Ashurbanipal sent those people to live in Samaria and in the region that is on the west side of the River Euphrates. 11This is the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes: ‘To King Artaxerxes, from your servants in the land west of the Euphrates river. 12We want to tell the king what the Jews here are doing. They came here to Jerusalem from Babylon. Jerusalem has always been a bad city whose people do not obey their rulers. Now they are building the city again. They are building the city's walls and the foundations for other buildings.

Ezra 4:10 word by word

וּשְׁאָ֣ר אֻמַּיָּ֗א דִּ֤י הַגְלִי֙ אָסְנַפַּר֙ רַבָּ֣א וְיַקִּירָ֔א וְהוֹתֵ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹ בְּקִרְיָ֖ה דִּ֣י שָׁמְרָ֑יִן וּשְׁאָ֥ר עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֖ה וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the restשְׁאָרshe'âr · remainderH7606
• of the nationsאֻמָּה'ûmmâh · peopleH524
• whomדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• the greatרַבrab · greatH7229
• and nobleיַקִּירyaqqîyr · honorableH3358
• Asnapparאָֽסְנַפַּר'ôsnappar · OsnapparH620
• brought overגְּלָאgelâh gelâ' · to revealH1541
• and setהִמּוֹhimmô himmôn · theyH1994
• and setיְתִבyethib · to dwellH3488
• in the citiesקִרְיָהqiryâ' qiryâh · townH7149
• of Samariaשׇֽׁמְרָ֑יִןshomrayin · SamariaH8115
• on this sideעֲבַר‛ăbar · beyondH5675
• the riverנְהַרnehar · RiverH5103
• and at such a timeכְּעֶ֫נֶתke‛eneth ke‛eth · nowH3706

Cross-references for Ezra 4:10

• Ezra 4:1The Israelites who had returned to Jerusalem from exile were building the temple for the Lord, Israel's God. The enemies of the people of Judah and Benjamin heard that the Israelites had begun to build.
• 2 Kings 17:24The king of Assyria brought foreign people to live in the towns of Samaria. They came from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim. They lived in places in Samaria where the Israelites had lived. They took Samaria for themselves and they lived in its towns.
• Romans 13:7So you must give to each person what you ought to give them. Pay taxes to the people who receive taxes. Do that for every kind of tax. Respect those people that you should respect. Praise people that you should praise.
• Ezra 4:11This is the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes: ‘To King Artaxerxes, from your servants in the land west of the Euphrates river.
• Ezra 7:12‘From Artaxerxes, king of all kings. To Ezra the priest, who has studied very well the law of the God of heaven. I hope that you are well.

Commentaries on Ezra 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The 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; but of this person we know no more than we do of Asnapper. He might have been the military officer who was appointed to escort this people to Judea.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-24Verses 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 where the command of God requires one thing and the law of the land another, we must obey God rather than man, and patiently submit to the consequences. All who love the gospel should avoid all appearance of evil, lest they should encourage the adversaries…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Ashurbanipal moved people from other conquered lands into Israel and Aram (see 2 Kings 17:24–41). Samaria was once the capital of Israel's northern kingdom. The province west of the Euphrates River included Syria, Israel, and Judah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-247. in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, &c.--The three officers named are supposed to have been deputy governors appointed by the king of Persia over all the provinces subject to his empire west of the Euphrates. the Syrian tongue--or Aramæan language, called sometimes in our version, Chaldee. This was made use of by the Persians in their decrees and communications relative to the Jews (compare 2Ki 18:26; Is 36:11). The object of their letter was to…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 4:10

• Accusation, False
• Artaxerxes
• Asnapper
• Babylon
• Bishlam
• Colonization
• Cuth
• Esar-Haddon (Esarhaddon)
• Persia
• Samaria
• Susanchites

In the dictionaries

• Samaria
• Euphrates River, the River
• Samaria, Samaritan
• Asnapper
• Assyria
• Certify
• Chaldee language
• Chancellor
• Endamage
• Grow

Commentaries on Ezra 4

• 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