Ezra 4:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. ”

Ezra 4:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hired counselors - Rather, “bribed” officials at the Persian court to interpose delays and create difficulties, in order to hinder the work. Darius - i. e., Darius, the son of Hystaspes
Ezra 4:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And (c) hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. (c) They bribed the governors under the king...
Ezra 4:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Rebuilding of the Temple Opposed. Ezra 4:1 . the adversaries: i.e. the northern Israelites of mixed race, Samaritans; they are called adversaries by anticipation, as they did not oppose the...
Ezra 4:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Cyrus. The son of Astyages and Esther. See App-57. Darius: i.e. Darius Hystaspis (see App-57, App-58). "Darius" being only an appellative (= the maintainer), needs "Hystaspis" to be added, to id...
Ezra 4:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And hired counsellers against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. Hired counsellors - They found means to corrupt so...
Ezra 4:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 5. Until the reign of Darius — The most probable opinion is, that the Darius here meant was Darius Hystaspes, whose second year was the eighteenth after the first of Cyrus, according to Hue...
Ezra 4:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Ezra 4:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Feud Between the Jews and Samaritans This chapter describes the desire of the Samaritans to take part in the rebuilding of the Temple, and their successful opposition to the Jews on their request...
Ezra 4:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And hired counsellors against them. — They adopted a systematic course of employing paid agents at the court: continued for eight years, till B.C. 529. Cambyses, his son, succeeded Cyrus; he died B...
Ezra 4:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE LIMITS OF COMPREHENSION Ezra 4:1-5 ; Ezra 4:24 THE fourth chapter of the Book of Ezra introduces the vexed question of the limits of comprehension in religion by affording a concrete illus...
Ezra 4:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Building of the Temple Opposed Ezra 4:1-10 So long as you lead a languid and unaggressive life, the enemy will leave you alone, but directly you begin to build God's temple, you may count o...
Ezra 4:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have the story of the opposition of the Samaritans, and the consequent cessation of work on the Temple for a time. The historic chronology presents difficulties. The subject is not...
Ezra 4:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

By weakening the hands of the people, perhaps is meant, alarmed some weak minds to relax in their service. And by continually thwarting the people, no doubt it operated to their great discouragement....
Ezra 4:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose ,.... Either to advise and persuade the king of Persia's officers in those parts not to supply them with money, or to influence the gre...
Ezra 4:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. Ver. 5. And hired counsellors against them ] Bu...
Ezra 4:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And hired counsellors against them Bribed some of the king's council, in order that by their artifices, and interests in his court, they might give some stop to the work, and frustrate the purpose...
Ezra 4:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

PRETENDED FRIENDSHIP AND OPPOSITION (vv. 1-5) Satan is subtle in the way he attacks a work of God. He appears to be friendly, as is seen in the way the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin came to...
Ezra 4:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Opposition Made to the Jews. B. C. 535. 1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin...
Ezra 4:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hired counsellors against them; who by their artifices and interests in the Persian court should give some stop to their work. All the days of Cyrus king of Persia; for though Cyrus still favoure...
Ezra 4:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Enemies Of The Returnees Of Judah And Benjamin Seek To Hijack The Building Of The Temple ( Ezra 4:1-5 ). When they learned that work was beginning on the building of the Temple, the syncretist...
Ezra 4:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have—(i.) The proposal of the Samaritans to unite with the Jews in building the Temple, and its rejection ( Ezra 4:1-3 ). (ii.) The opposition of t...
Ezra 4:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 4:1 . The adversaries of Judah. These were the Samaritans; that is, Jews of the ten tribes, apostate from the religion of their fathers, now intermarried with the heathen, who were worshipper...
Ezra 4:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah. The hostility of the Samaritans to the Jews I. The tactics of the wicked. If they cannot bend the good to their wishes and...
Ezra 4:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Building of the Temple Hindered
Ezra 4:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 24:1-27 ; Ezra 4:24 ; Ezra 5:5-17 ; Ezra 6:1-18 ; Nahum 1:11 ; Psalms 2:1 ; Psalms 2:2
Ezra 4:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Cyrus — For though Cyrus still favoured the Jews, yet he was then diverted by his wars, and his son Cambyses was left his vice — roy, who was a wicked prince, and an enemy to the Jews. Until — Heb....

Ezra 4:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezra 4:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezra 4:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ezra 4:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezra 4:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezra 4:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezra 4:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 4:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezra 4:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 4:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezra 4:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 4:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ezra 4:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezra 4:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezra 4:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes