Ezra 7:12

1 Kings 20:1; 1 Kings 4:24; 1 Timothy 6:15; Daniel 2:37; Daniel 2:47; Ezekiel 26:7; Ezra 4:10; Ezra 4:11; Ezra 4:17; Isaiah 10:8; Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:16

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The title, “king of kings,” is assumed by almost all the persian monarchs in their inscriptions. Perfect peace - “ Peace” is not in the original...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect [peace], and (f) at such a time. (f) Some take th...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Decree of Artaxerxes. This decree granted a further return of exiles for the purpose of reorganising the Temple worship. With the exception of the...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

GOD Chaldee. 'eldh. Same as Hebrew Eloah. App-4. GOD of heaven. See note on 2 Chronicles 36:23 .
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace , and at such a time. Artaxerxes, king of k...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. Artaxerxes, kin...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Journey of Ezra to Jerusalem 1. Now after.. Artaxerxes] The interval of time here implied amounted to more than fifty years, from the sixth ye...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

King of kings ] The same title was used by the kings of Babylon ( Ezekiel 26:7 ; Daniel 2:37 ). Perfect peace, and at such a time ] better, 't...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(11-26) Credentials and commission of Ezra. After the general statement the particulars are given, beginning with the letter of authorisation, in whi...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Artaxerxes, king of kings. — Artachshatra in Persian, Artachshasta in Hebrew. The Persian monarchs inherited the title here given from the Babyloni...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Missionary Journey Ezra 7:1-18 An interval of sixty years intervened between the events of Ezra 6:1-22 and Ezra 7:1-28 , and in that time...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begins the second section of the Book, that which gathers around the doings of Ezra. Between the close of the last chapter and the commencement...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Artaxerxes, king of kings ,.... Having many kings and kingdoms subject and tributary to him; for this was not merely a proud haughty title which the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect [peace], and at such a time. Ver. 12. Artaxerxe...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven Or, as the Hebrew may be rendered, a perfect scribe of the law , &c., a title...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

EZRA'S RETURN TO JERUSALEM (vv. 1-10) These first ten verses form a brief introduction as to who Ezra was and the fact of his coming to Jerusale...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Decree of Artaxerxes. B. C. 457. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Almost Sixty Years After The Building Of The Temple Ezra, An Expert In The Law, Comes To Jerusalem Bringing With Him A Group Of Fellow-Jews And Much...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra's Commission From The Persian King Artaxerxes ( Ezra 7:11-26 ). We are now provided with a copy of Artaxerxes' decree to Ezra, recorded in it...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] We now enter upon the second and concluding part of this book, which treats of the return of certain Jews from Babyl...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 7:1 . Ezra the son, or grandson of Seraiah. His genealogy was of the highpriests' line in several ages; and the dignity of his birth might...
The Biblical Illustrator

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes. The office and duty of the civil magistrate It is the office of a Christian magist...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE DECREE OF ARTAXERXES WITH RESPECT TO EZRA ( Ezra 7:11-15 ). The present decree was of the nature of a firman gr...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Letter of Artaxerxes
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Artaxerxes, king of kings, a title assumed with the usual Oriental vanity, unto Ezra, the priest, a scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, a most...

¹² Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.

Related Commentaries of Ezra 7:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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

Ezra 7:12