Ezra 4:3
“But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But Zerubbabel, and Joshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers, said unto them,.... The prince and high priest,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ye have nothing to do with us - Because the Samaritans had united idolatrous rites with the worship of Yahweh 2Ki…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ye have nothing to do with us - We cannot acknowledge you as worshippers of the true God, and cannot participate with…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 4:1-5
We have here an instance of the old enmity that was put between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. God's…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
But Zerubbabel&c.… the chief of the fathers R.V. … heads of fathers" houses. Zerubbabel's name stands first, as in Ezr…
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