Ezra 4:8
“Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions,.... who all signed the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The chancellor - literally, “Lord of judgment;” the title, apparently, of the Persian governor of the Samaritan…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Rehum the chancellor - With this verse the Chaldee part of the chapter begins; and the same language continues to 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
At this verse begins the first long section (Ezr 4:8 to Ezr 6:18) written in the Aramaic language (see Introd.), which…
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