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

Bible Comments

But the people of the land Hebrew of that land; namely, the Samaritans, the present inhabitants of that province. Weakened the hands of the people of Judah As they could not divert them from the work, they endeavoured to discourage them in it, by persuading them it was in vain to attempt it, and that they would never be able to finish what they had begun. And troubled them in building Laying all the impediments they could in their way; by false reports and slanders; by threatenings; and by preventing materials or provisions from coming to them; or by enticing away their workmen, and other means described afterward.

Ezra 4:4

4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,