Ezra 6:1
DARIUS: i.e. Darius (Hystaspis). See Chronological Structure and notes (pp 617, 618), and App-67. BABYLON. See note on Ezra 5:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
DARIUS: i.e. Darius (Hystaspis). See Chronological Structure and notes (pp 617, 618), and App-67. BABYLON. See note on Ezra 5:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
ACHMETHA. Ecbatana, the capital of ancient Media.... [ Continue Reading ]
FIRST. YEAR OF CYRUS. Compare Ezra 1:1. OFFERED. Chaldee. _deba'h._ Same as Hebrew. _zebach._ App-43.... [ Continue Reading ]
ROWS. layers or stories, as in 1 Kings 6:36. NEW TIMBER. Should be "timber, one": i.e. one row. In changing the ancient characters into the modern square characters the _aleph_ ('a) in _had'a_ ("one"), in the ancient character, was mistaken for, Tau, the "th" in _hadath_ ("new"), and so was transli... [ Continue Reading ]
VESSELS. Compare Ezra 1:7. IS. was.... [ Continue Reading ]
TATNAI, GOVERNOR. Tatnai, pasha. See notes on Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6. COMPANIONS. fellow-labourers or colleagues.... [ Continue Reading ]
JEWS. See note on Ezra 4:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
I MAKE. DECREE. This was. new decree of Darius Hystaspis.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. Chaldee. _'elah_. (Singular) Same as Hebrew Eloah. App-4. GOD OF HEAVEN. See note on 2 Chronicles 36:23. WINE. strong red wine. Hebrew. _chemer._ See App-27.... [ Continue Reading ]
SWEET SAVOURS. See note on Leviticus 1:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALTER.. similar strong threat in the inscription of Darius on the Behistun rock (App-57). Compare Daniel 3:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALTER. Supply Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6): "alter [this decree]".... [ Continue Reading ]
COMMANDMENT. decree. CYRUS, AND DARIUS, AND ARTAXERXES. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton,_ to mark the important fact that _three_ kings, at various times, were concerned in the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The last named was the first in order. Darius was Darius Hystaspis, and Artaxerxes was As... [ Continue Reading ]
ADAR. the twelfth month. See App-51.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
OFFERED. brought near. App-43. ALL ISRAEL. See note on 1 Kings 12:17. Note the number "twelve". App-10.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS IT IS WRITTEN. according to the writing. THE BOOK OF MOSES: i.e. the Pentateuch. See App-47.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND, &C. Here recommences the Hebrew language. See note on Ezra 4:8. KEPT THE PASSOVER. One of the ten so recorded. See note on Exodus 12:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEATHEN. nations. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]