And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
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Artaxerxes - The Artaxerxes of marginal reference seems to be meant (that is, Longimanus); he was one of those who together with Cyrus and D…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. — This verse includes all the agents in the great work that the book deals with:…
John Gill
JohnGill
And the elders of the Jews built
Went on with the building of the temple:
and they prospered thro…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed.
Every b…
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Albert Barnes
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