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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Ezra 1:6

Strengthened their hands; either because they had embraced, or at least favoured the Jewish religion, concerning which they were instructed by the Israelites that had now for a long time dwelt among them; or rather, that they might hereby gratify the king's humour, and purchase his favour; for they perceived him to be hearty and forward in the work.

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See also Ezra 1:6 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezra 1:6. _VESSELS OF SILVER_] _Articles_ of silver, gold, c....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE RETURN UNDER ZERUBBABEL AND THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The proclamation of Cyrus (Ezra 1:1)_ 2. The response of the chiefs of Judah and Benjamin (E...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RETURN OF THE JEWS UNDER SHESHBAZZAR WITH THE HOLY VESSELS. The carrying out of the decree. Ezra 1:5. even all. Jerusalem: implying that many did not avail themselves of the opportunity of return...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THEIR HANDS. them. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part), for themselves....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And all_they that _were about them_ R.V. ROUND ABOUT THEM. A general expression which would include both the heathen neighbours, alluded to (in Ezra 1:3) by the edict, and the Jewish neighbours, not...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. The people return and begin to rebuild. TEXT, EZRA 1:5-11 5 Then the heads of fathers-' households of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites arose, even everyone whose spirit God had...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND ALL THEY THAT WERE ABOUT THEM STRENGTHENED THEIR HANDS WITH VESSELS OF SILVER, WITH GOLD, WITH GOODS, AND WITH BEASTS, AND WITH PRECIOUS THINGS, BESIDE ALL THAT WAS WILLINGLY OFFERED._ NO JFB COM...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RETURN OF THE JEWS FROM CAPTIVITY The chapter narrates how Cyrus, king of Persia, permitted the Jews in Babylon to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple there, and restored the vessels taken...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF EZRA There are many dates in this *introduction. These dates are the number of years before the time that Jesus Christ was born...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (5-11) Immediate result of the decree. (5) WITH ALL THEM WHOSE SPIRIT GOD HAD RAISED. — _Namely, all_ is the more exact rendering. The same influence that prompted the decree of Cyrus was necessary to...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ כָל ־סְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ חִזְּק֣וּ בִֽ ידֵיהֶ֔ם...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    GOD'S PROMISES FULFILLED Ezra 1:1 God will ever be mindful of His covenant. There were also many remembrancers as Daniel and other like-minded exiles who gave Him no rest and were ever asking Him for...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The Book of Ezra contains an account of a most important epoch in the history of the people of God. After seventy years of captivity, a return from captivity was made possible by the decree of a Genti...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And all (g) they that [were] about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all [that] was willingly offered. (g)...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It should seem that many of the people remained in Babylon reconciled to their captivity, and had mingled with the Chaldees. An awful representation of characters, in all ages, whose condemnation is t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    But God now brings back a little remnant, that the true King might be presented to them, and causes the temple to be rebuilt in its place, according to the promises given by the mouth of Jeremiah, and...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND ALL THEY THAT WERE ABOUT THEM,.... Their neighbours, the Chaldeans: STRENGTHENED THEIR HANDS WITH VESSELS OF SILVER, WITH GOLD, WITH GOODS, AND WITH BEASTS, AND WITH PRECIOUS THINGS; which they e...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And all they that [were] about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all [that] was willingly offered. Ver. 6....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _All that were about them strengthened their hands_ Some of them, probably, because they had embraced, or at least favoured, the Jewish religion, concerning which they had been instructed by the Israe...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    [ISRAELS RETURNE FROM BABYLON.] 1 The Proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the Temple. 5 The people prouide for the returne. 7 Cyrus restoreth the vessels of the Temple to Sheshbazzar. 1 NOW i...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE RETURN ARRANGED FOR...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And all they that were about them, all their friends and neighbors, STRENGTHENED THEIR HANDS WITH VESSELS OF SILVER, WITH GOLD, WITH GOODS, AND WITH BEASTS, AND WITH PRECIOUS THINGS, showing great lib...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CAPTIVES OF JUDAH LIBERATED (vv. 1-11) When the Medes and Persians defeated Babylon, Darius the Mede was ruler, and not until Cyrus the Persian took the throne was liberty proclaimed to Judah. T...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    STRENGTHENED THEIR HANDS: that is, helped them...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    5-11 The same God that raised up the spirit of Cyrus to proclaim liberty to the Jews, raised up their spirits to take the benefit. The temptation was to some to stay in Babylon; but some feared not t...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezra 1:6 around H5439 encouraged H2388 (H8765) H3027 articles H3627 silver H3701 gold H2091 goods H7399 livestock...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RETURN FROM EXILE OF A PORTION OF THE BABYLONIAN EXILES TOGETHER WITH THE TEMPLE VESSELS (EZRA 1:5). . We are informed of the return of the Babylonian exiles mainly because it was with them that t...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EDICT OF CYRUS AND ITS RESULT (EZRA 1:1). In 538 BC Cyrus issued an edict allowing Jews to return to their homeland, and authorising the rebuilding of the Temple with state help. The wording of th...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Decree of Cyrus for restoration of the temple and preparations for the return of the remnant. CHARACTERS: God, Cyrus, Sheshbazzar, Mithredath. CONCLUSION: (Ezra 1:1) The hearts of kings ar...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezra 1:1. _In the first year of Cyrus._ Darius had the title of king of Babylon; but according to Xenophon, Cyrus had the throne, and remained in the city. After two years Darius died, and left him th...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord._ THE DISCIPLINE OF THE CAPTIVITY The captivity is clearly represented as God’s judgment upon His people for their sins, but...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZRA 1:1 Cyrus’s Decree and the Return of Exiles from Babylon. Ezra describes monumental political changes in the world as God’s special work for his people. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZRA 1:5 The Exiles Respond to the Decree. The exiles’ leaders gather money and materials for the temple. Cyrus brings the items taken from the temple in 586 B.C. for the people to take back to Jerusa...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 1:6 The people of Persia help the Jewish exiles as their king commands. Cyrus gives back the VESSELS OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD (v. Ezra 1:7

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have (i.) the proclamation of Cyrus (Ezra 1:1); (ii.) the preparation of the Jews for availing themselves of it (Ezra 1:5) and (iii.) the restoratio...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE RESPONSE TO THE DECREE (Ezra 1:5). The response made to the decree fell short of what might have been expected. The "patriarchal chiefs" who responded belonged solely, or mainly, to the...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Let's turn now to the book of Ezra. The book of Ezra, the first part was probably written by Ezra but written from the records. Actually at the time that Cyrus gave the decree to build the temple, Ezr...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Corinthians 9:7; Ezra 1:4; Ezra 7:15; Ezra 7:16; Ezra 8:25;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Strengthened their hands — God can, when he pleases, incline the hearts of strangers to be kind to his people; yea, make those strengthen their hands, who formerly weakened them....

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