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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezra 4:12

Ver. 12. The Jews— After the return from the captivity, the people in general came to be called Jews, because, though there were many Israelites among them, yet they chiefly consisted of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin; and though the edict of Cyrus gave all permission to return when they pleased, yet the sacred writers take notice only of those who returned in a body. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezra 4:13

Ver. 13. Toll, tribute, and custom— By the first of these, מנדה mindah, Grotius understands that which every head paid to the king, and which we call poll-money; by the second, בלו belo, the excise, as we now call it, which was levied upon commodities and merchandize; and by the last, הלךֶ halak, the land-tax. But Witsius, in his Miscell. part 2 is of opinion, that the first word rather signifies that part which every man paid out of his estate, according as it was valued; the second, that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezra 4:12

12. the Jews which came up from thee to us—The name "Jews" was generally used after the return from the captivity, because the returning exiles belonged chiefly to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Although the edict of Cyrus permitted all who chose to return, a permission of which some of the Israelites availed themselves, the great body who went to settle in Judea were the men of Judah. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezra 4:13

13. toll, tribute, and custom—The first was a poll tax; the second was a property tax; the third the excise dues on articles of trade and merchandise. Their letter, and the edict that followed, commanding an immediate cessation of the work at the city walls, form the exclusive subject of narrative at Ezra 4:7-23. And now from this digression [the historian] returns at :- to resume the thread of his narrative concerning the building of the temple. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezra 4:14

14. we have maintenance from the king's palace—literally, "we are salted with the salt of the palace." "Eating a prince's salt" is an Oriental phrase, equivalent to "receiving maintenance from him." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezra 4:7-23

Opposition during Artaxerxes’ reign 4:7-23Artaxerxes was the successor of Ahasuerus (Xerxes), who ruled the Persian Empire from 464 to 424 B.C. [Note: See William H. Shea, "Who Succeeded Xerxes on the Throne of Persia?" Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 12:1 (Spring 2001):83-88, who argued that Darius succeeded Xerxes.] Clearly the incident reported in these verses took place long after the temple was complete. It really involved the attempt by Israel’s enemies to halt the rebuilding... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 4:1-24

Feud Between the Jews and SamaritansThis chapter describes the desire of the Samaritans to take part in the rebuilding of the Temple, and their successful opposition to the Jews on their request being refused.1. The adversaries] The term is here anticipatory of the opposition subsequently displayed. The people thus designated were the Samaritans, who, in the main, were the descendants of the immigrants who, to replace the Israelite population that had been deported after the fall of Samaria,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezra 4:12

(12) Virulence and craft and exaggeration are stamped on every sentence of the letter. It only says, however, that “they are preparing the walls thereof, and joining the foundations.” Afterwards, however, the charge is modified in Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:16. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezra 4:13

(13) Toll, tribute, and custom.—Toll for the highways; custom, a provision in kind; tribute, the money tax.The revenue.—Rather, at length; literally and at length damage will be done to the kings. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezra 4:14

(14) Maintenance.—more exactly, we eat the salt of the palace. This seems to be a general expression for dependence on the king, whose dishonour or loss they profess themselves unwilling to behold. read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezra 4:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezra 4:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezra 4:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezra 4:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezra 4:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezra 4:7-23

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezra 4:1-24

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezra 4:12

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezra 4:13

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ezra 4:14

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