Ezra 6:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there was found at Achmetha,b in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: ”

• Ezra 6:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  “Achmetha” is the “Ecbatana,” or “Agbatana,” of the Greeks, the Persian name for which, as we find in the Behistun Inscription, was HaGMaTANa. We must suppose that, when Babylon had been searched...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And there was found at (a) Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written: (a) In which were the acts of the kings of the Medes and P...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The King's Reply according his Permission tor the Building to be Continued. Ezra 6:1 . a decree: the actual decree does not begin until Ezra 6:8 . Ezra 6:2 . Achmetha: cf. Tob_3:7; i.e....

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• Ezra 6:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Achmetha . Ecbatana, the capital of ancient Media.

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• Ezra 6:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: At Achmetha - Ecbatana in India, whither it is probable all the...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: There was found at Achmetha, х bª-'Achmaªtaa' ( H307 )....

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• Ezra 6:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Completion and Dedication of the Temple This chapter relates the authorisation of the construction of the Temple, and the completion of the work.

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• Ezra 6:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  At Achmetha. — That is, Ecbatana, the Median capital of Cyrus. It is probable that the original roll of parchment had been destroyed at Babylon by Smerdis, but a copy of it was found here, probably...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  NEW DIFFICULTIES MET IN A NEW SPIRIT Ezra 5:3-17 ; Ezra 6:1-5 IT is in keeping with the character of his story of the returned Jews throughout, that no sooner has the chronicler let a ray of...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Prospered in a Difficult Work Ezra 6:1-22 How much depended on the finding of that roll! But God knew where it was, and led them to discover it, and inclined Darius to ratify it. When we are an...

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• Ezra 6:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  There can be no doubt that Tattenai felt that finding such a decree was unlikely, if not impossible. That the search must have been thorough is indicated by the place where the roll was found. The se...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Surely the Lord's hand was in this, for otherwise when the decree of Cyrus was not found in Babylon, what could have prompted the mind of Darius to have had search made for it in another of his provi...

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• Ezra 6:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And there was found at Achmetha ,.... Which Jarchi and Aben Ezra take to be the name of a vessel in which letters and writings were put for safety; but it was no doubt the name of a place; the Vulga...

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• Ezra 6:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written: Ver. 2. And there was found at Achmetha ] Or Ecbatana. This...

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• Ezra 6:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Having received the letter from Tattenai, Darius ordered that a search be made in the archives where the treasures were stored in Babylon.There is no doubt that God led the searchers to Achmetha in t...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Favourable Decree of Darius. B. C. 519.       1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and se...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Here the king's answer may seem to begin, and this following account he sends to them, and after that lays down his commands. Achmetha; the royal city of the Medes and Persians.

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• Ezra 6:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The King Initiates A Search And Discovers The Decree Of Cyrus, The Contents Of Which Is Revealed ( Ezra 6:1-5 ). Ezra 6:1 ‘Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house o...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) The search for and discovery of the decree of Cyrus ( Ezra 6:1-5 ). (ii.) The decree of Darius for the furtherance of the building of the T...

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• Ezra 6:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Ezra 6:2 . There was found at Achmetha, that is, Ecbatana, the capital of Media, as in the Vulgate, the city where the archives were kept; a roll of the parchment. Revelation 7:1 . “(?)” [ Re...

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• Ezra 6:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And search was made in the house of the rolls. The search for the decree of Cyrus Learn-- 1. Honest and thorough investigation promotes the interests of religion and of the Church of God....

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• Ezra 6:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION DISCOVERY OF THE DECREE OF CYRUS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE TEMPLE , AND RECITATION OF ITS EXACT TERMS ( Ezra 6:1-15 ). The application made by the satr...

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• Ezra 6:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Favorable Decree of Darius

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• Ezra 6:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Achmetha — The royal city of the Medes and Persians.

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