Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezra 4:8
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Ezra 4:8
1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Ezra 4:8
1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE
"Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:" — Ezra 4:8 (ASV)
Rehum the chancellor — The lord of judgment, the counselor of the Persian king, a conventional title of the civil governor.
Shimshai the scribe — The royal secretary.