There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
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Gill's Exposition
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease,.... From building:
and that this city be not builded until another commandment shall be given from me; he might suspect that this case, in all…
Barnes' Notes
Mighty kings ... - If this reference can scarcely have been to David or Solomon (see marginal reference), of whom neither the Babylonian nor the Assyrian archives would be likely to have had any…
Adam Clarke
Beyond the river - That is, the Euphrates. Both David and Solomon carried their conquests beyond this river. See Sa2 8:3, etc., and Kg1 4:21, where it is said, Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from…
Here we have,
I. The orders which the king of Persia gave, in answer to the information sent him by the Samaritans against the Jews. He suffered himself to be imposed upon by their fraud and…
Cambridge Bible
over allcountries] R.V. the country. Literally, -over all beyond the river". The words refer to the warning of the Samaritan letter (Ezr 4:16) that the king might lose the W. bank of the…
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