Ezra 5:6
“The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Apharsachites, like Apharsites, and Apharsathchites Ezr 4:9, are thought by some to be forms of the word “Persians,”…
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
Tatnai, the governor onthis side the river R.V. Tattenai, the governor beyond the river, and Shethar-bozenai. See note…