Ezra 5:17
“Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Let there be search made ... at Babylon - They perhaps doubted whether proof of the decree of Cyrus remained in the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The - treasure house - גנזיא ginzaiya. This is a Persian word, gunji, a treasury.
There is a great deal of good sense…
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
ifit seem good to the king A similar phrase in Ezr 7:18; Est 1:19.
in the king's treasure house which apparently was the…