Ezra 4:17
in Ezra 4Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.
KJV
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
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This verse in Ezra 4
Commentary
5 notes on this versePeace, and at such a time - The word וכעת ucheeth is like that which we have already considered on Ezr 4:10, and probably has the same meaning.
This site's exposition
Then the king sent this reply
on Ezra 4:17-19
Artaxerxes answers Rehum, Shimshai and their associates by the same channel, and says their letter was translated and read in his presence. He issued a decree, and a search found that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times. The king's own archives become the ground for what follows.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
The king sent word to Rehum the commander and to Shimshai the scribe, etc. The sense of the letter is clear, and so is the allegory; because the profane king, namely the ancient adversary, most gladly supports the wishes of those who persecute the Church, …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Interpreted - It was written in the Chaldee or Syrian language, and in the Syrian character: for sometimes the Chaldee or Syrian words are written in the Hebrew character. Asnapper - Either Esarhaddon, or some other person of eminency, who was captain of this colony, and conducted them hither.
Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe,.... This affair, upon examination, being found to be of importance, the king of Persia thought fit to send an answer to the above letter, which was doing them an honour, and gave them the power and authority they wished to have: and to the rest of their companions that dwelt in Samaria; in the kingdom, province, and cities of Samaria: and unto the rest beyond the river; the river Euphrates, the rest of the nations before mentioned, Ezr 4:
The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פִּתְגָמָ֞א | pitgama' | word the | H6600 → | 6 times |
| שְׁלַ֣ח | shelach | he sent | H7972 → | 14 times |
| מַלְכָּ֗א | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | to | H5922 → | 104 times |
| רְח֤וּם | rechum | Rehum | H7348 → | 8 times |
| בְּעֵל־ | beel- | lord of | H1169 → | 3 times |
| טְעֵם֙ | teem | command | H2942 → | 28 times |
| וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י | veshimshai | and Shimshai | H8124 → | 4 times |
| סָֽפְרָ֔א | safera' | scribe the | H5613 → | 8 times |
| וּשְׁאָר֙ | ushear | and [the] rest of | H7606 → | 12 times |
| כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן | kenavatehon | associates their | H3675 → | 7 times |
| דִּ֥י | di | who | H1768 → | 345 times |
| יָתְבִ֖ין | yatevin | [were] dwelling | H3488 → | |
| בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן | beshamerayin | in Samaria | H8115 → | |
| וּשְׁאָ֧ר | ushear | and [the] rest of | H7606 → | 12 times |
| עֲבַֽר־ | ʾavar- | [the] region beyond | H5675 → | 14 times |
| נַהֲרָ֛ה | naharah' | river the | H5103 → | 15 times |
| שְׁלָ֖ם | shelam | peace | H8001 → | |
| וּכְעֶֽת׃ ס | ukheet | and now | H3706 → | 4 times |
פִּתְגָמָ֞אword the
pitgama'H6600 →6 times
שְׁלַ֣חhe sent
shelachH7972 →14 times
מַלְכָּ֗אking the
malka'H4430 →180 times
עַל־to
ʾal-H5922 →104 times
רְח֤וּםRehum
rechumH7348 →8 times
בְּעֵל־lord of
beel-H1169 →3 times
טְעֵם֙command
teemH2942 →28 times
וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יand Shimshai
veshimshaiH8124 →4 times
סָֽפְרָ֔אscribe the
safera'H5613 →8 times
וּשְׁאָר֙and [the] rest of
ushearH7606 →12 times
כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןassociates their
kenavatehonH3675 →7 times
דִּ֥יwho
diH1768 →345 times
יָתְבִ֖ין[were] dwelling
yatevinH3488 →
בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִןin Samaria
beshamerayinH8115 →
וּשְׁאָ֧רand [the] rest of
ushearH7606 →12 times
עֲבַֽר־[the] region beyond
ʾavar-H5675 →14 times
נַהֲרָ֛הriver the
naharah'H5103 →15 times
שְׁלָ֖םpeace
shelamH8001 →
וּכְעֶֽת׃ סand now
ukheetH3706 →4 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
Luke 10:5Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 25:6
and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and your house and to all that belongs to you.
- Matthew 10:12–13
As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
- Isaiah 57:19
bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
- Ephesians 2:17
He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
- 1 Samuel 25:6
Through
Ezra 4:7And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 18:26
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the…
- Daniel 2:4
Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
- 2 Kings 18:26
Through
Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
it leads to
- Daniel 2:37
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
- Ezekiel 26:7
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company…
- Daniel 2:37
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.