Ezra 4:18

The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.

Related Commentaries of Ezra 4:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hath been ... read - It is doubtful if the Persian monarchs could ordinarily read. At any rate, it was their habit to have documents read to them...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezra 4:8 to Ezra 6:18 . Extract from an Aramaic Document. Ezra 4:8-23 contains a letter, together with the king's reply to it, written by ad...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Feud Between the Jews and Samaritans This chapter describes the desire of the Samaritans to take part in the rebuilding of the Temple, and their s...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE COST OF AN IDEALIST'S SUCCESS Ezra 4:6-23 THE fourth chapter of the Book of Ezra contains an account of a correspondence between the Samari...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Enemy's Short-Lived Triumph Ezra 4:11-24 The promoters of this letter were descendants of the heathen colonists who had been sent into the...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have the story of the opposition of the Samaritans, and the consequent cessation of work on the Temple for a time. The historic ch...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The accomplishment of their wicked purpose may serve to show us how the Lord is pleased sometimes, for the exercise of faith in his people, to let th...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The letter which ye sent unto us ,.... The plural number is used, being now become courtly for kings thus to speak of themselves: hath been plainl...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. Ver. 18. Hath been plainly read before us ] This in the general was commendable...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

PRETENDED FRIENDSHIP AND OPPOSITION (vv. 1-5) Satan is subtle in the way he attacks a work of God. He appears to be friendly, as is seen in the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

17 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell i...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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

The Subsequent History Of The Enmity Revealed Against The Returnees Up To The Time Of Nehemiah ( Ezra 4:6-23 ). What follows up to Ezra 4:23 goe...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] In this chapter we have—(i.) The proposal of the Samaritans to unite with the Jews in building the Temple, and its r...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 4:1 . The adversaries of Judah. These were the Samaritans; that is, Jews of the ten tribes, apostate from the religion of their fathers, now...
The Biblical Illustrator

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah. The hostility of the Samaritans to the Jews I. The tactics of the wicked...
The Biblical Illustrator

Them sent the king an answer. The temporary triumph of the wicked I. Examine the letter of the king. This letter suggests-- 1. That the subt...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ezra 4:17 Then sent the king an answer. The complaint made was of such importance that an answer was returned without delay....
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 24:12 ; Nehemiah 8:8 ; Numbers 15:34

¹⁸ The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.

Related Commentaries of Ezra 4:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

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

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

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 4:18