Ezra 6:10

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then they will be able to offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the welfare of the king and his sons.

Context of Ezra 6:10

8Moreover, I hereby decree what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the construction of this house of God: Their expenses are to be fully paid out of the royal treasury, from the revenues of Trans-Euphrates, so that the work will not stop. 9Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, male lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and olive oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given them daily without fail, so that they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven and pray for the well-being of the king and his sons. 11Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble. 12May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem. I Darius have decreed it. Let it be carried out with diligence.

Ezra 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 8:21The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.
• Leviticus 1:9You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water, and the priest is to burn all of it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
• Ezra 7:23Whatever the God of heaven has prescribed, let it be done with diligence for the temple of the God of heaven. Why should his wrath fall on the realm of the king and of his sons?
• Jeremiah 29:7Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
• 1 Timothy 2:1I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—

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

Topics related to Ezra 6:10

• Church and State
• Citizens
• Intercession
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• King
• Liberality
• Loyalty
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• God
• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Gentiles
• Languages of the Old Testament

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