And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.
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Barnes' Notes
The kings commissions - i. e., the orders issued to all governors of provinces near Judaea by Artaxerxes, given in Ezr 7:21-24. The kings lieutenants - literally, “the king’s satraps.” The word is…
Adam Clarke
The king's lieutenants - אחשדרפני achashdarpeney: this is generally understood to mean lieutenant or deputy, and is probably of Persian origin, though here greatly corrupted. The Vulgate renders it…
We are now to attend Ezra to Jerusalem, a journey of about four months in all; but his multitude made his marches slow and his stages short. Now here we are told,
I. That his God was good, and he…
Cambridge Bible
the king's commissions i.e. especially those mentioned in Ezr 7:21-22; Ezr 7:24 which would concern the provincial administration, by requisitioning for supplies and by exemption from taxation.
The…
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