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This is the copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes the king: Your servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.
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Commentators explain that this verse is the formal introduction to the letter sent to King Artaxerxes. Phrases like "beyond the River" reflect the official perspective from the Persian court, and the term translated "and so forth" simply concludes the list of the letter's authors.
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Ezra
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19th Century
Anglican
On this side the river. —Literally, beyond the river Euphrates, as written for the Persian court.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
This is the copy of the letter they sent to him, even to Artaxerxes the king Which Ez…
Presbyterian
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…
