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An Official Introduction
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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Charles Ellicott
On Ezra 4:11
19th Century
Bishop
On this side the river. —Literally, beyond the river Euphrates, as written for the Persian court.
John Gill
On Ezra 4:11
17th Century
Pastor
This is the copy of the letter they sent to him, even
to Artaxerxes the king
Which Ez…
Matthew Henry
On Ezra 4:6–24
17th Century
Minister
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…