Ezra 5:3 ASV — MannaFest

Ezra 5:3

At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

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KJV

At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

WEB

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?”

YLT

At that time come to them hath Tatnai, governor beyond the river, and Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, and thus they are saying to them, `Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?'

DBT

At that time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus to them: Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?

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On this verse

If all men have not faith ( 2 Thess. iii. 2 ), it is well some have, and a sense of honour. The church's enemies are not all equally wicked and unreasonable.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Commentary on Chapter V 1. The son - His grand-child; for he was the son of Baraciah. Prophesied - Commanding them from God to return to building the temple, with a promise of his favour and assistance.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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Ezra 6:6
Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, be ye far from thence:
Ezra 1:3
Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra 5:9
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
Ezra 6:13
Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had sent, did accordingly with all diligence.
Ezra 4:12
Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.
Matthew 21:23
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
Nehemiah 2:7–9
Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;
Ezra 7:21
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,
Acts 4:7
And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
Ezra 5:6
The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent unto Darius the king;
Zechariah 1:19
And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

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Evidence1

What the record shows

Tattenai — attested in contemporary inscriptiontier 1 · undisputed
Babylonian tablet dated 502 BC naming Tattannu
Biblical figure (Governor of Trans-Euphrates, late 6th-early 5th c. BC) identified in extra-biblical epigraphy.

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About this book

Ezra Kneels in Prayer — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Ezra — The return in two waves — Zerubbabel's altar and temple (538 BC) and Ezra's reforming arrival (458 BC). A book about rebuilding — the temple, the Torah-teaching community, and the covenant boundary.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Ezra (traditional); the book uses first-person narrative in chs. 7–10
Date: Events 538–458 BC; compilation c. mid-5th century BC

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Through
Ezra 1:3
Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah, the God of…
leads to
- Daniel 6:26
  I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, And his kingdom…
- Jeremiah 10:10
  But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.
- Isaiah 45:5
  I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
Through
Matthew 21:23
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and…
leads to
- Acts 4:7
  And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
- Mark 11:27–33
  And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;
- 1 Chronicles 24:1–19
  And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Through
Ezra 6:6
Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, be ye far from thence:
leads to
- Proverbs 21:30
  There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

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