Ezra 4:4

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, Weakened the hands - Discouraged and opposed them by every possible means.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Rebuilding of the Temple Opposed. Ezra 4:1 . the adversaries: i.e. the northern Israelites of mixed race, Samaritans; they are called adver...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

troubled them in . terrified them from.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ver. 4. Weakened the hands — See Nehemiah 6:9 . Jeremiah 38:4 .
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The people of the land ] i.e. the Samaritans and the other hostile neighbours of the Je ws; the annoyances they caused are referred to in Zechariah...
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the Building of the Temple Opposed Ezra 4:1-10 So long as you lead a languid and unaggressive life, the enemy will leave you alone, but directl...
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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

By weakening the hands of the people, perhaps is meant, alarmed some weak minds to relax in their service. And by continually thwarting the people, n...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building. By threatening them, or by dissuading the wor...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, Ver. 4. Then the people of the land ] Who th...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But the people of the land Hebrew of that land; namely, the Samaritans, the present inhabitants of that province. Weakened the hands of the peop...
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

Opposition Made to the Jews. B. C. 535. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The people of the land, Heb. of that land ; the present inhabitants of that province, to wit, the Samaritans. Troubled them in building; by fals...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Enemies Of The Returnees Of Judah And Benjamin Seek To Hijack The Building Of The Temple ( Ezra 4:1-5 ). When they learned that work was begin...
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 Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Building of the Temple Hindered
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, they tried to put obstructions of every kind in their way, not only by molesti...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezra 3:3 ; Isaiah 35:3 ; Isaiah 35:4 ; Jeremiah 38:4 ; Nehemiah 4:11 ; Nehemiah 4:7 ; Nehemiah 4:8 ; Nehemiah 6:9

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

Related Commentaries of Ezra 4:4

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

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

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezra 4:4