Ezra 7:1 BSB — MannaFest

Ezra 7:1

Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

KJV

Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Now after these things,.... The finishing of the temple, and the dedication of it, and keeping the passover: in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia; in the seventh year of his reign, Ezr 7:7, who is the same with Darius in the preceding chapter; so Jarchi and Aben Ezra; See Gill on Ezr 6:

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

Bede

Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah (735)

After these words, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, etc. Josephus (Antiq. XIII, 5) considers this Artaxerxes, under whom Ezra ascended from Babylon to Jerusalem, to be Xerxes, the son of Darius, who reigned after him. Furthermore, the books of Chronicles believe that …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Artaxerxes - The same of whom he speaks, chap. vi, 14. Here are divers persons omitted for brevity sake, which may be supplied out of 1 Chron. vi, 1-xi, 47. Ezra was not himself the high priest; but he was nearly related to him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

After these things - The words mark an interval of 57 years; if, with most commentators, we take Artaxerxes to be Longimanus. See the introduction to the Book of Ezra. Three kings named Artaxerxes, the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Artakhshasta, and the Persian Artakhshatra, ruled over Persia, namely,: Longimanus, Mnemon, and Ochus. The evidence is in favor of the first being meant here: he was the grandson of Darius Hystaspis, Jeshua’s contemporary. The genealogy of Ezra here is incomplete.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַחַר֙	ve.'a.Char	and after	H310 →
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים	ha.de.va.Rim	the things	H1697 →
הָאֵ֔לֶּה	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →
בְּמַלְכ֖וּת	be.mal.Khut	in [the] reign of	H4438 →
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא	'ar.tach.Shast'	Artaxerxes	H783 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
פָּרָ֑ס	pa.Ras	Persia	H6539 →
עֶזְרָא֙	'ez.Ra'	Ezra	H5830 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
שְׂרָיָ֔ה	se.ra.Yah	Seraiah	H8304 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
עֲזַרְיָ֖ה	'a.zar.Yah	Azariah	H5838 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
חִלְקִיָּֽה׃	chil.ki.Yah	Hilkiah	H2518 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

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
2 Kings 22:4
“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people.
leads to
- 2 Kings 12:4
  Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house…
Through
Nehemiah 2:1
Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad…
leads to
- Nehemiah 1:11
  O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him…
- Nehemiah 1:1
  These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
Through
Ezra 7:12
Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
leads to
- 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
  You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
Through
Ezra 7:21
I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided…
leads to
- Ezra 7:6
  this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for…
- Ezra 4:16
  We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.
- 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!