Ezra 4:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

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 identify him; as Astyages, when called Darius, needs the addition of "the Mede". See App-58, and notes on p. 618.

Ezra 4:5

5 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.