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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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.

Ver. 17. Now, therefore, if it seem good] Verba byssina. Flaxen words.

Whether it be so] They supposed it was nothing so, and hoped that these Jews would he found falsaries, but it fell out far otherwise; like as St Paul's persecutions at Rome fell out "rather unto the furtherance of the gospel" than else, Philippians 1:12 .

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezra 5:17. _THE - TREASURE HOUSE_] גנזיא _ginzaiya_. This is a Persian word, [Persian] _gunji, a treasury_. There is a great deal of good sense and candour in this letter. Nothing of passion o...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    LET THERE BE SEARCH MADE ... AT BABYLON - They perhaps doubted whether proof of the decree of Cyrus remained in the archives. The Pseudo-Smerdis had had the records in his power for seven months; and,...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The prophetic ministry of Haggai and Zechariah (Ezra 5:1)_ 2. The result of their ministry (Ezra 5:2) 3. Tatnai's interference (Ezra 5:3) 4. The letter to Darius ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZRA 4:24 TO EZRA 5:17. The narrative which was broken off at the end of Ezra 4:5 is now resumed. There is silence regarding the period 536- 520 B.C.; in 516, however, it is said that the building had...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _if_it seem _good to the king_ A similar phrase in Ezra 7:18; Esther 1:19. _in the king's treasure house_ which apparently was the repository of important documents as well as of treasure. The express...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. A letter is sent to clarify the situation. TEXT, EZRA 5:6-17 6 This is the copy of the letter which Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his colleague...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE RECOMMENCED This chapter gives an account of a renewed attempt to rebuild the Temple, and recites a letter from the Persian officials in Judæa to the Persian court to enqui...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM EZRA _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 5 V1 Haggai and Zechariah (a *descendant of Iddo) were *prophets. They spoke messages from the God of Israel to the *Jews who were in Jud...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (3-17) Tatnai’s appeal to Darius....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    LET THERE BE SEARCH MADE. — All depended on the original decree, which nothing done intermediately by the usurper could cancel. And the request of Tatnai seems to imply that it would be found: althoug...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ כְעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן עַל ־מַלְכָּ֣א טָ֗ב יִ֠תְבַּקּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    NEW DIFFICULTIES MET IN A NEW SPIRIT Ezra 5:3; Ezra 6:1 IT is in keeping with the character of his story of the returned Jews throughout, that no sooner has the chronicler let a ray of sunshine fall...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE MISSION OF HAGGAI AND ZECHARIAH Ezra 5:1 It is necessary to read the books of Haggai and Zechariah to see what difficulties the leaders of the people had to meet, and how much they needed the hel...

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

    A study of the prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah makes it perfectly evident that the cessation of the work of building was unworthy of the men who had commenced. Judged by all human standards they co...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Now therefore, if [it seem] good to the king, let there be search made in the king's (g) treasure house, which [is] there at Babylon, whether it be [so], that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to bu...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The Lord had certainly softened the minds of those men, that though they sent an accusation against the people to the king, yet the Lord overruled the inditing of it. When a man's ways please the Lord...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Whatever happens, they have to go through that which puts faith to the proof; but their path is ordered by the will of God, and their faith relies upon Him. In this case they had to wait; but God's ti...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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,.... Where were the archives of the kingdom, where the laws, decrees, edict...

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

    _Now therefore, let there be search made_, &c. So they properly propose, that the real facts might be ascertained; _in the king's treasure-house_ The house or place where the records of the kingdom we...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Zerubbabel and Shealtiel, incited by Haggai and Zacharie, set forward the building of the Temple. 3 Tatnai and Shether Boznai could not hinder the Iewes. 6 Their letter to Darius against the Iewes...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Letter of Inquiry Directed To Darius...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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, for the royal archives, where important state documents were kept, were a...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    WORK RESUMED AND OPPOSITION RESUMED (vv. 1-5) The initiative for resuming the work had come from the Lord who moved the prophets Haggai and Zechariah to speak in His name to the Jews in Judah and Je...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    3-17 While employed in God's work, we are under his special protection; his eye is upon us for good. This should keep us to our duty, and encourage us therein, when difficulties are ever so discourag...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezra 5:17 Now H3705 if H2006 good H2869 to H5922 king H4430 search H1240 (H8721) kings H4430 treasure...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PERSIAN GOVERNOR WRITES TO KING DARIUS CONCERNING THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE AND THE STATEMENT OF THE ELDERS CONCERNING THEIR CASE (EZRA 5:6). It should be noted how deliberately the writer gives...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    TATTENAI ADVISES THE KING ON WHAT HE MIGHT DO NEXT, IF IT WAS HIS GOOD PLEASURE TO DO SO (EZRA 5:17). , Ezra 5:17 ‘Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let a search be made in the king's treas...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Encouragement of the prophets and the work resumed. CHARACTERS: Zerubbabel, Haggai, Zechariah, Jeshua, Tattenai, Darius, Shethar-bozenai. CONCLUSION: It is a sign that God has mercy in sto...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezra 5:4. _Then said we._ Septuagint: “Then said they unto them.” Ezra 5:16. _Since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished._ The chronology of the Persian empire...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The copy of the letter that Tatnai._ THE LETTER OF THE KING CONCERNING THE WORK This letter has three chief divisions. I. The inquisition of the Persian authorities. II. The reply of the Jewish l...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZRA 5:1 The Work Is Resumed, and Local Officials Seek Confirm­ation of Cyrus’s Decree. After a period of inactivity, the leaders resume work on rebuilding the temple, and provincial officials inquire...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 5:6 Verse Ezra 5:6 introduces the COPY OF THE LETTER sent by TATTENAI and SHETHAR-BOZENAI to...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 5:16 IT HAS BEEN IN BUILDING. The period when building had stopped was irrelevant both to the information Tattenai was giving and the request he was making. Tattenai, following the J...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] i. The work resumed through the preaching of Haggai and Zechariah, the prophets (Ezra 5:1). ii. The workers interrogated by the Persian authorities west of the Euphrat...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION RENEWAL OF OPPOSITION ON THE PART OF THE NEIGHBOURING HEATHEN. LETTER WRITTEN BY THEM AND SENT TO DARIUS ...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Now therefore. &c. — If the case had been so fairly stated to Artaxerxes, he would hardly have hindered the work. The people of God could not be persecuted, if they were not belied....

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