Ezra 6:15
“And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the children of Israel,.... Those of the ten tribes that remained after the body of the people were carried captive,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
“Adar” was the twelfth or last month of the Jewish year, corresponding nearly with our March. The sixth year of Darius…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
This house was finished - The sixth year of Darius mentioned here was about A.M. 3489, twenty years after the foundation…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 6:13-22
Here we have, I. The Jews' enemies made their friends. When they received this order from the king they came with as…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The date here given is the 3rd of Adar (the 12th month) in the 6th year of Darius (516 515). The month Adar is about…
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