Adversaries - that is, the Samaritans, a mixed race, partly Israelite but chiefly foreign, which had replaced to some extent the ancient inh…

The adversaries. —The Samaritans, so termed by Nehemiah (Ezra 4:11). These were a mixed race, the original Israelite e…

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin
The Samaritans, as appears from (Ezra 4:2[Reference Ezra …

Every attempt to revive true religion will stir up the opposition of Satan, and of those in whom he works. The adversaries were the Samaritans, who…