Ezra 5:7
They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
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Gill's Exposition
They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus,.... Or this was the inscription of it:
unto Darius the king, all peace; wishing him all kind of happiness and prosperity.
We have here, I. The cognizance which their neighbours soon took of the reviving of this good work. A jealous eye, it seems, they had upon them, and no sooner did the Spirit of God stir up the friends…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
a letter In Ezr 5:6 called in the Aramaic -iggarta" (cf. ἀγγαρεύω), here -pithgama" (cf. Ezr 4:17), the more official designation.
all peace Literally -peace, the completeness or entirety". The two…
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