Ezra 5:13
“But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon,.... That is, the first year he was king of Babylon, having taken it,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 5:3-17
We have here, I. The cognizance which their neighbours soon took of the reviving of this good work. A jealous eye, it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Cyrus the king of Babylon Cyrus so called frequently in the Inscriptions: cf. Artaxerxes king of Babylon, Neh 13:6, and…