Ezra 6:20

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Some render, “And the priests were purified; and the Levites, as one man, were all of them pure.” A contrast is drawn between the universal purity...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Celebration of the Passover. Hebrew is resumed here. Ezra 6:19 . the fourteenth day of the first month: cf. Exodus 12:6-20 . The leading...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and f...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. No JFB commentary on these verses.
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.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

For the priests, etc.] better, 'for the priests had purified themselves, and the Levites, as one man, were all of them pure.' Killed the passover...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(16-22) The dedication of the second Temple.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Purified together. — This verse should be translated as follows, contrary to the present accentuation: “The priests were purified; and the Levites...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE Ezra 6:6-22 THE chronicler's version of the edict in which Darius replies to the application of the Satrap Tattena...
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...
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 indic...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How beautiful and truly interesting is it, to discover, more or less, through the Bible, from the first forming of the church on our fathers coming o...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure ,.... They were all to a man pure, and all purified as one man; all we...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them [were] pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and f...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The priests and Levites were purified together Hebrew, כאחד, cheechad, as one man , so the word signifies. They were unanimous, both in their reso...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Completion of the Second Temple. B. C. 516....
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Writer Now Commences Again In Hebrew. The writer now changes back from using Aramaic to using Hebrew. This is in order that the whole passage...
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 D...
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 ro...
The Biblical Illustrator

And they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai. The true pulpit the best promoter of honest industry It-- I. quickens the power of tho...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ezra 6:13 So they did speedily. Tatnai and Shethar-boznai showed no reluctance. They had no enmity against the Jews. Once clearl...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Second Temple Dedicated
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, having taken care to perform the rites of consecration, Exodus 19:10...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 29:34 ; 2 Chronicles 30:15-17 ; 2 Chronicles 35:11 ; Exodus 12:21 ; Hebrews 7:27

²⁰ For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

Related Commentaries of Ezra 6:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezra 6:20