The goodwill of Artaxerxes toward the ministers employed in the temple service, had been previously shown by his exempting them from taxation of ev…

The leaders in the country.

For it was the king's commandment concerning them
Either of King David as some, see (Nehemiah 12:24) or …

In all ages, people have preferred their own ease and advantage to the public good. Even the profe ors of religion too commonly seek their own, and…