Ezra 6:2
“And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And there was found at Achmetha,.... Which Jarchi and Aben Ezra take to be the name of a vessel in which letters and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
“Achmetha” is the “Ecbatana,” or “Agbatana,” of the Greeks, the Persian name for which, as we find in the Behistun…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
At Achmetha - Ecbatana in India, whither it is probable all the records of Cyrus had been carried. This was a sort of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 6:1-12
We have here, I. The decree of Cyrus for the building of the temple repeated. To this the Samaritans referred because…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And there was found at Achmetha R.V. margin, That is, Ecbatana. The precious document was not found at Babylon. It has…