Ezra 4:14
“Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers,.... That is, his predecessors in the Babylonian…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
We have maintenance - See the margin. The phrase “to eat a man’s salt” is common in the East to this day; and is applied…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace - More literally: Now because at all times we are salted with the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 4:6-16
Cyrus stedfastly adhered to the Jews' interest, and supported his own grant. It was to no purpose to offer any thing to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
have maintenance fromthe king's palace R.V. eat the salt of the palace; which preserves the metaphor of the original.…