Ezra 6:13
in Ezra 6In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had sent, did accordingly with all diligence.
KJV
Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar–boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
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This verse in Ezra 6
Commentary
2 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
on Ezra 6:13-15
Then Tatnai . . . did speedily--A concurrence of favorable events is mentioned as accelerating the restoration of the temple and infusing a new spirit and energy into the workmen, who now labored with unabating assiduity till it was brought to a completion. Its foundation was laid in April, 536 B.C.
This site's exposition
so they did speedily
on Ezra 6:13-15
Tatnai and his companions obey speedily, exactly as Darius sent, and the delay that once stopped the work becomes the channel that funds it. Verse 14 names the true cause behind the king's paperwork: the elders builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, the narrative anchor for both prophetic books. Wesley reads the same verse against any thought that Darius acted from mere kindness, tracing the success instead to God, who by his prophets required the work and then moved a pagan king's heart to fund it. The house is finished on the third day of Adar, in the sixth year of Darius, four years after the decree that restarted the work.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And God, Who caused His name to rest there [as translated,] and God, Who caused His name to rest there.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֱ֠דַיִן | ʾedayin | then | H116 → | 57 times |
| תַּתְּנַ֞י | tatenai | Tattenai | H8674 → | 4 times |
| פַּחַ֧ת | pachat | [the] governor of | H6347 → | 10 times |
| עֲבַֽר־ | ʾavar- | [the] region beyond | H5675 → | 14 times |
| נַהֲרָ֛ה | naharah' | river the | H5103 → | 15 times |
| שְׁתַ֥ר | shetar | Shethar- | H8370 → | 8 times |
| בּוֹזְנַ֖י | boznai | Bozenai | H8370 → | 8 times |
| וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן | ukhenavatehon | and associates their | H3675 → | 7 times |
| לָקֳבֵ֗ל | lokovel | <to> before | H6903 → | 29 times |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| שְׁלַ֞ח | shelach | he had sent | H7972 → | 14 times |
| דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ | dareyavesh | Darius | H1868 → | 15 times |
| מַלְכָּ֛א | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| כְּנֵ֖מָא | kenema' | accordingly | H3660 → | 5 times |
| אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא | ʾaseparna' | diligently | H629 → | 7 times |
| עֲבַֽדוּ׃ | ʾavadu | they did | H5648 → | 28 times |
אֱ֠דַיִןthen
ʾedayinH116 →57 times
תַּתְּנַ֞יTattenai
tatenaiH8674 →4 times
פַּחַ֧ת[the] governor of
pachatH6347 →10 times
עֲבַֽר־[the] region beyond
ʾavar-H5675 →14 times
נַהֲרָ֛הriver the
naharah'H5103 →15 times
שְׁתַ֥רShethar-
shetarH8370 →8 times
בּוֹזְנַ֖יBozenai
boznaiH8370 →8 times
וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןand associates their
ukhenavatehonH3675 →7 times
לָקֳבֵ֗ל<to> before
lokovelH6903 →29 times
דִּֽי־that
di-H1768 →345 times
שְׁלַ֞חhe had sent
shelachH7972 →14 times
דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁDarius
dareyaveshH1868 →15 times
מַלְכָּ֛אking the
malka'H4430 →180 times
כְּנֵ֖מָאaccordingly
kenema'H3660 →5 times
אָסְפַּ֥רְנָאdiligently
ʾaseparna'H629 →7 times
עֲבַֽדוּ׃they did
ʾavaduH5648 →28 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 29:26Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
it leads to
- Proverbs 19:6
Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
- Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Psalms 20:9
O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
- Psalms 62:12
and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- Isaiah 46:9–11
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
- Proverbs 19:6
Through
Ezra 4:9From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,
it leads to
- Ezra 5:6
This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezra 6:6
Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!
- Ezra 5:6
Through
Ezra 6:6Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!
it leads to
- Ezra 5:3
At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
- Ezra 5:3
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.