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Verse Ezra 4:10. _THE GREAT AND NOBLE ASNAPPER_] Whether this was
_Shalmaneser_, or _Esar-haddon_, or some _other person_, learned men
and chronologists are not agreed. The Syriac terms him _Asphid_;...
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These verses form the superscription or address of the letter (Ezra
4:11, etc.) sent to Artaxerxes.
The Dinaites were probably colonists from Dayan, a country often
mentioned in the Assyrian inscripti...
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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 4:8 TO EZRA 6:18. EXTRACT FROM AN ARAMAIC DOCUMENT.
Ezra 4:8 contains a letter, together with the king's reply to it,
written by adversaries of the Jews to Artaxerxes for the purpose of
frustrat...
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NATIONS. peoples.
ASNAPPER. Assur-bani-pal, or Sardanapalus, the only Assyrian king who
got into Elam, or held Shushan (now Susa) its capital.
ON THIS SIDE. beyond, on the west side: regarded from t...
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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 the rest of the nations_ Implying that the number was not nearly
exhausted by these _nine_names.
_whom the great and noble Asnappar_ R.V. OSNAPPAR. This name is
nowhere else mentioned in the O.T....
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_VER._ 10. _THE GREAT AND NOBLE ASNAPPER_— Grotius supposes, that
Asnapper is another name for Salmanasar, or Ezar-haddon, who sent
these colonies hither; but it is more probable, that he was some
pri...
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2. Israel's enemies write letters to prevent rebuilding.
TEXT, EZRA 4:6-16
6
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 THE REST OF THE NATIONS WHOM THE GREAT AND NOBLE ASNAPPAR BROUGHT
OVER, AND SET IN THE CITIES OF SAMARIA, AND THE REST THAT ARE ON THIS
SIDE THE RIVER, AND AT SUCH A TIME._
No JFB commentary on...
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4:10 river, (a-32) Strictly, 'beyond the river,' a technical name for
the provinces on the west of the Euphrates. In English the expression
has to be varied, in accordance with the position of the per...
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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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ON THIS SIDE] RV 'beyond' (and so in Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:16; Ezra 5:3;
Ezra 5:6; Ezra 8:36), regarded f
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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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ASNAPPER cannot be Esar-haddon, but was probably his chief officer.
AND AT SUCH A TIME. — _And so forth.
_...
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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 the rest of the nations whom the great and noble (g) Asnappar
brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that
are] on this side the (h) river, and (i) at such a time.
(g) Some...
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Asenaphar, commonly supposed to be the Asarhaddon, though we know not
that he caused any of these nations to remove thither, as Salmanasar
certainly did. (Calmet) --- The name of the latter occurs in...
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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 THE REST OF THE NATIONS WHOM THE GREAT AND NOBLE ASNAPPAR BROUGHT
OVER,.... The river Euphrates:
AND SET IN THE CITIES OF SAMARIA; placed there in the room of the
Israelites carried captive; this...
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And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought
over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that are] on
this side the river, and at such a time.
Ver. 10. _The great a...
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_Whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over_ Some take Asnapper to
be another name for Shalmaneser, or for Esar-haddon, who sent these
colonies hither. But it is more reasonable to think he was so...
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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 the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper, the
official in charge of the colonizing of the northern territory,
BROUGHT OVER AND SET IT IN THE CITIES OF SAMARIA, AND THE REST THAT
A...
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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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AND AT SUCH A TIME:
Chal. Cheeneth...
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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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ASNAPPAR; either Esar-haddon, or some other person then of great
eminency, especially with his subjects and followers, who was captain
of this colony, and conducted them hither. ON THIS SIDE THE RIVER...
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Ezra 4:10 rest H7606 nations H524 whom H1768 great H7229 noble H3358
Osnapper H620 captive H1541 (H8684) settled...
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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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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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EZRA—NOTE ON EZRA 4:9 The people sending the letter give their
names, professions, and national origins. Their ancestors were among
the foreigners brought in by the conquering Assyrians to resettle th...
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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 17:24; Ezra 4:1; Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:17; Ezra 7:12;...
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Asnapper — Either Esarhaddon, or some other person of eminency, who
was captain of this colony, and conducted them hither. The river —
Euphrates. Time — The date of the epistle was particularly expres...