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Verse Ezra 4:7. _IN THE DAYS OF ARTAXERXES_] After the death of
Cambyses, one of the _Magi_ named _Oropaestus_ by Trogus Pompeius,
_Smerdis_ by Herodotus, _Mardus_ by AEschylus, and _Sphendatates_ by...
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ARTAXERXES - Gomates, the Pseudo-Smerdis. He succeeded Cambyses (521
B.C.), and reigned for seven months, when he was deposed and executed
by Darius Hystaspis.
WRITTEN IN THE SYRIAN TONGUE ... - Or, “...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The offer of the Samaritans refused (Ezra 4:1)_
2. The letter to King Artaxerxes (Ezra 4:7)
3. The king's reply (Ezra 4:17)
4. The work is stopped ...
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EZRA 4:6 F. These are two stray verses which have been left in the
text here by mistake. This offers a good example of the way in which
fragments of sources are jumbled together in our book. Ezra 4:6...
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ARTAXERXES. the great king. Used here of the Cyrus of Ezra 4:3. See
App-57, and p. 618. Ezra 4:7 may also be retrospective of Nehemiah
2:20 Nehemiah 6:5,
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Note on Ezra 4:7-23
The names of the Persian kings which occur in this chapter occasion
special difficulty. Upon their right identification necessarily
depends our understanding of the whole passage....
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_And in the days of Artaxerxes_ Artaxerxes Longimanus succeeded his
father Xerxes and reigned forty years (465 425). He is mentioned in
Ezra 7:1; Nehemiah 2:1.
The name in the inscriptions appears as...
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2. Israel's enemies write letters to prevent rebuilding.
TEXT, EZRA 4:6-16
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Now in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they
wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah...
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_AND IN THE DAYS OF ARTAXERXES WROTE BISHLAM, MITHREDATH, TABEEL, AND
THE REST OF THEIR COMPANIONS, UNTO ARTAXERXES KING OF PERSIA; AND THE
WRITING OF THE LETTER WAS WRITTEN IN THE SYRIAN TONGUE, AND...
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ARTAXERXES] i.e. Artaxerxes Longimanus (464-424), the successor of
Xerxes. Since both Xerxes and Artaxerxes lived after Darius Hystaspis,
to whom Ezra 4:24 probably refers, and to whose reign the cont...
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FEUD BETWEEN THE JEWS AND SAMARITANS
This chapter describes the desire of the Samaritans to take part in
the rebuilding of the Temple, and their successful opposition to the
Jews on their request bei...
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THE *JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM
EZRA
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 4
V1 The enemies of the *descendants of Judah and Benjamin heard that
they had returned from the *exile. Their enemies heard that they we...
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IN THE DAYS OF ARTAXERXES. — This must be Gomates, the Magian priest
who personated Smerdis, the dead son of Cyrus, and reigned only seven
months: note that the expression used is “days,” and not
“rei...
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וּ בִ ימֵ֣י אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא
כָּתַ֨ב בִּשְׁלָ֜ם...
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THE COST OF AN IDEALIST'S SUCCESS
Ezra 4:6
THE fourth chapter of the Book of Ezra contains an account of a
correspondence between the Samaritan colonists and two kings of
Persia, which follows sharpl...
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THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE OPPOSED
Ezra 4:1
So long as you lead a languid and unaggressive life, the enemy will
leave you alone, but directly you begin to build God's temple, you may
count on His str...
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In this chapter we have the story of the opposition of the Samaritans,
and the consequent cessation of work on the Temple for a time. The
historic chronology presents difficulties. The subject is not...
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And in the days of (e) Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel,
and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and
the writing of the letter [was] written in the Syrian tongue,...
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_Artaxerxes may be the Oropastes of Trogus, (Calmet) or the false
(Haydock) Smerdis. (Herodotus) --- Beselam, &c. These governed the
provinces on the west side of the Euphrates. --- Syriac comprises t...
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It should seem that Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes are both names of the
same person: probably meaning the same as King. And it should seem
that the enemies of the church caught at the first moment in the
o...
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But, in such a case, difficulties do not arise only from the weakness
of the remnant; they proceed, also, from elements with which the
remnant are outwardly connected, and which, at the same time, are...
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AND IN THE DAYS OF ARTAXERXES,.... The same with Ahasuerus, in the
preceding verse; and who also is Cambyses, which is his name in
Heathen authors, Artaxerxes being a common name to the kings of
Persi...
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And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and
the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the
writing of the letter [was] written in the Syrian tongue, and...
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_In the days of Artaxerxes_, &c. The sacred writer, having in the
foregoing verse mentioned a stop being put to the building of the
temple, till the reign of Darius, now proceeds to relate particularl...
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1 The aduersaries, being not accepted in the building of the Temple
with the Iewes, endeauour to hinder it.
7 Their Letter to Artaxerxes.
17 The decree of Artaxerxes.
23 The building is hindred.
1...
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And in the days of Artaxerxes, commonly known as Artaxerxes
Longimanus, who reigned from 465 to 424 B. C. WROTE BISHLAM,
XITHREDATH, TABEEL, AND THE REST OF THEIR COMPANIONS, evidently all of
them Sam...
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THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE HINDERED...
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PRETENDED FRIENDSHIP AND OPPOSITION
(vv. 1-5)
Satan is subtle in the way he attacks a work of God. He appears to be
friendly, as is seen in the way the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin
came to Zeru...
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BISHLAM:
Or, in peace
COMPANIONS:
_ Heb._ societies...
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6-24 It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be
hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true
godliness teaches us to honour and obey our sovereign. But wher...
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IN THE DAYS OF ARTAXERXES; either,
1. Artaxerxes the son of Xerxes. Or,
2. Smerdis the magician. Or rather,
3. The same Cambyses, called by his Chaldee name Ahasuems, EZRA 4:6,
and here by his Persi...
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Ezra 4:7 days H3117 Artaxerxes H783 Bishlam H1312 Mithredath H4990
Tabel H2870 rest H7605 companions H3674 wrote H3789 ...
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THE SUBSEQUENT HISTORY OF THE ENMITY REVEALED AGAINST THE RETURNEES UP
TO THE TIME OF NEHEMIAH (EZRA 4:6).
What follows up to Ezra 4:23 goes beyond the question of building the
Temple. The writer now...
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ARTAXERXES
The Artaxerxes of (Ezra 4:7) is identical with Ahasuerus of (Ezra
4:6); that is, the Cambyses of profane history. The Artaxerxes of
(Ezra 7:1) is the Longimanus of secular history, BC 418....
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CONTENTS: Work hindered by adversaries.
CHARACTERS: Zerubbabel, Ahasuerus, Jeshua, Artazerxes, Rehum,
Shimshai.
CONCLUSION: God's work cannot be advanced but Satan will rage and the
gates of hell wi...
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Ezra 4:1. _The adversaries of Judah._ These were the Samaritans; that
is, Jews of the ten tribes, apostate from the religion of their
fathers, now intermarried with the heathen, who were worshippers o...
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_Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of
Judah._
THE HOSTILITY OF THE SAMARITANS TO THE JEWS
I. The tactics of the wicked. If they cannot bend the good to their
wishes and ai...
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EZRA 4:1 Enemies Stall the Project by Conspiring against It. The
rebuilding project encounters opposition from other groups in the
region, and the work ceases.
⇐...
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 4:6 This section interrupts the historical
narrative (Ezra 1:1), which resumes at Ezra 4:24....
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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 4:7 The author jumps forward again to another
hostile episode, when leaders in the province sent a formal letter of
complaint to King Artaxerxes I (reigned 464–423 B.C.)....
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have—(i.) The
proposal of the Samaritans to unite with the Jews in building the
Temple, and its rejection (Ezra 4:1). (ii.) The opposition of the
Sa...
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EXPOSITION
EZRA 4:7
AND IN THE DAYS OF ARTAXERXES. See the comment on Ezra 4:6. If
Artaxerxes be the Pseudo-Smerdis, we can readily understand why an
application was not made to him at once, and how...
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And when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children
of the captivity [had built the towers,] started to build the temple
of the Lord unto the LORD God of Israel; they came to Zerubb...
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2 Kings 18:26; Daniel 2:4; Ezra 4:17; Ezra 4:9; Ezra 5:6;...
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Artaxerxes — Cambyses, called by his Chaldee name, Ahashuerus, Ezra
4:6, and here by his Persian name, Artaxerxes: by which he is here
called in the inscription of this letter, because so he was calle...