Ezra 4:7 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NASB

And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his colleagues wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the text of the letter was written in Aramaic and translated from Aramaic.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Artaxerxes - Gomates, the Pseudo-Smerdis. He succeeded Cambyses (521 B.C.), and reigned for seven months, when he was deposed and executed …

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

In the days of Artaxerxes. —This must be Gomates, the Magian priest who impersonated Smerdis, the dead son of Cyrus, and reigned o…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And in the days of Artaxerxes
The same with Ahasuerus, in the preceding verse; and who also is Cambyses, which is hi…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teache…