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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezra 6:22

Ezra 6:22. And kept the feast with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful Had given them both cause to rejoice, and hearts to rejoice. “It was now near twenty years,” says Henry, “since the foundation of this temple was laid, and it is probable that most of the old men, who then wept at the remembrance of the first temple, were dead by this time, so that now there were no tears mingled with their joys.” Those that are upon good grounds joyful, have therefore reason to be thankful, because... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezra 6:1-22

The temple completed (5:1-6:22)Having given examples of anti-Jewish activity from another era, the writer returns to the time of Zerubbabel. Because of opposition from their enemies, the Jews did no work on the temple for about sixteen years. Then the prophets Haggai and Zechariah began to stir up the people to get them working on the building once more (5:1-2).Some local people must have objected to the renewed activity, and soon a group of officials arrived at the scene to question the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezra 6:22

Ver. 22. The king of Assyria— Darius is called the king of Assyria, as now reigning over all the kingdoms which were formerly under the power of the Assyrians. And from hence Archbishop Usher infers, that Babylon, which in the beginning of his reign had revolted, must necessarily have been reduced by Darius before this time; otherwise he thinks he could not have been styled king of Assyria, whereof Babylon was the metropolis. Dr. Prideaux gives this character of Darius: "He was a prince of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezra 6:22

22. kept the feast . . . with joy: for the Lord . . . turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them—that is, king of the Persian empire, which now included the possessions, and had surpassed the glory, of Assyria. The favorable disposition which Darius had evinced towards the Jews secured them peace and prosperity and the privileges of their own religion during the rest of his reign. The religious joy that so remarkably characterized the celebration of this feast, was testified by... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezra 6:16-22

The Jews’ celebration 6:16-22Compared with the dedication of the first temple, this one was very modest. Solomon had offered more than 200 times as many animals. The Jews offered one sin offering, which involved slaying a goat, for each of the 12 tribes (Ezra 6:17). The reference to the number of Israel’s tribes being 12 shows that none of the tribes were "lost" during the captivity, as some modern cults claim. The people still considered the nation to be a confederation of 12 tribes, and they... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 6:1-22

Completion and Dedication of the TempleThis chapter relates the authorisation of the construction of the Temple, and the completion of the work.2. Achmetha] i.e. Ecbatana in Media.3. Threescore cubits, etc.] The dimensions here given, which considerably exceed those of Solomon’s Temple (1 Kings 6:2), perhaps marked the limits beyond which the builders were not to go. 4. With three rows, etc.] cp. 1 Kings 6:36, which suggests that these materials were used in the construction of the Court, not... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezra 6:16-22

(16-22) The dedication of the second Temple. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezra 6:22

(22) And kept the feast.—The Mazzoth, or week of unleavened bread, was the symbol of entire separation from evil, to the service of that God whom on the Passover they accepted as their God. The special joy of this feast was the feeling that the Lord had “turned the heart of the king of Assyria.” The king of Persia is so called as a remembrancer of their oppression by his forerunners. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezra 6:6-22

THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLEEzra 6:6-22THE chronicler’s version of the edict in which Darius replies to the application of the Satrap Tattenai is so very friendly to the Jews that questions have been raised as to its genuineness. We cannot but perceive that the language has been modified in its transition from the Persian terra-cotta cylinder to the roll of the Hebrew chronicler, because the Great King could not have spoken of the religion of Israel in the absolute phrases recorded in the Book... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezra 6:1-22

CHAPTER 6 1. The search of the king and the result (Ezra 6:1-5 ) 2. The command of Darius (Ezra 6:6-12 ) 3. The king’s command obeyed (Ezra 6:13 ) 4. The house finished (Ezra 6:14-15 ) 5. The dedication of the house (Ezra 6:16-18 ) 6. The feast of Passover and unleavened bread (Ezra 6:19-22 ) Ezra 6:1-5 . King Darius had a search made in the place where the records of the empire were kept, “in the house of the rolls.” The word “rolls” is “books” and these consisted of clay tablets... read more