Ezra 4:20 - Exposition

Mighty kings . David and Solomon best answer to this description, possessing as they did a kingdom which extended from the Euphrates to the borders of Egypt ( 1 Kings 4:21 , 1 Kings 4:24 ), and drawing tribute from the various petty princes or chiefs of the nations dwelling within those limits ( 2 Samuel 8:6-12 ; 1 Kings 10:14 , 1 Kings 10:25 ). Josiah had perhaps, more recently, possessed an almost equally extensive sway.