Ezra 4:20 BSB — MannaFest

Ezra 4:20

And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.

BSB

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ASV

There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid unto them.

KJV

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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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Beyond the river - That is, the Euphrates. Both David and Solomon carried their conquests beyond this river. See 2Sa 8:3, etc., and 1Ki 4:21, where it is said, Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river (Euphrates) unto the land of the Philistines; and unto the borders of Egypt.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמַלְכִ֣ין	u.mal.Khin	and kings	H4430 →
תַּקִּיפִ֗ין	ta.ki.Fin	strong	H8624 →
הֲווֹ֙	ha.Vo	they were	H1934 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5922 →
יְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔ם	ye.Ru.she.Lem	Jerusalem	H3390 →
וְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין	ve.Sha.li.Tin	and having mastery	H7990 →
בְּכֹ֖ל	be.Khol	over all	H3606 →
עֲבַ֣ר	'a.Var	[the] region beyond	H5675 →
נַהֲרָ֑ה	na.ha.Rah'	river the	H5103 →
וּמִדָּ֥ה	u.mi.Dah	and tribute	H4061 →
בְל֛וֹ	ve.Lo	tax	H1093 →
וַהֲלָ֖ךְ	va.ha.Lakh	and toll	H1983 →
מִתְיְהֵ֥ב	mit.ye.Hev	[was] being paid	H3052 →
לְהֽוֹן׃	le.Hon	to them

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 72:8
May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
leads to
- Exodus 23:31
  And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you…
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Zechariah 9:10
  And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend…
Through
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
leads to
- Joshua 1:3–4
  I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.
- Genesis 12:7
  Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 24:7
  The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this…
- Genesis 13:15
  for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
- Deuteronomy 11:24
  Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
Through
1 Kings 4:21
And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of…
leads to
- Genesis 15:18
  On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.