Introduction
Overview
Ezra 6 . 1 , Darius , finding the decree of Cyrus , makes a new decree for the advancement of the building; Ezra 6 . 13 , By the help of Tatnai and Shethar-boznai , according to the decree , the temple is finished; Ezra 6 . 16 , The feast of the dedication is kept; Ezra 6 . 19 , and the passover.
and search . Ezra 4 . 15 , Ezra 4 . 19 , Ezra 5 . 17 , Job 29 . 16 , Proverbs 25 . 2
rolls . Chal , books , Psalm 40 . 7 , Jeremiah 36 . 2-4 , Jeremiah 36 . 20-23 , Jeremiah 36 . 29 , Jeremiah 36 . 32 , Ezekiel 2 . 9 , Ezekiel 3 . 1 , Revelation 5 . 1
laid up . Chal , made to descend
Reciprocal . Ezra 4 . 5 . Darius Ezra 4 . 24 . Darius Ezra 7 . 13 . I make Ezra 9 . 9 . in the sight Isaiah 13 . 3 . them that Daniel 9 . 25 . from
at Achmetha . or , at Ecbatana , or , in a coffer , אחמתא [Strong's H712] , probably from the Persian Mx , kham , "a house for a summer residence ," with a prefix , א , aleph , and the Chaldee termination )t , tha , most likely denotes Ecbatana , as the Vulgate and Josephus read , the summer residence of the Persian monarchs. It was situated in a mountainous region at the foot of mount Orontes , or Jasonius , according to Ammianus , on the southern confines of Media and Persia , and according to Pliny , 750 miles from Seleucia the Great , 20 miles from the Caspian passes , 450 miles from Susa , and the same from Gaze Atropatene , and in lat. 37 degrees 45 min. , long. 88 degrees , according to Ptolemy. The building of the city is ascribed to Semiramis by Diodorus , but to Deioces by Eusebius (in Chron. Ezra 1 . 1) , and Herodotus , who states that it was surrounded by seven walls , strong and ample , built in circles one within another , rising each above each by the height of their respective battlements; each being distinguished by a different colour , the first white , the second black , the third purple , the fourth blue , the fifth orange , the sixth plated with silver , and the seventh with gold. The largest of these was nearly the extent of Athens , i.e. , 200 furlongs , according to Dion Chrysostom; but Diodorus Siculus states the circumference of Ecbatana to be 250 furlongs. Within the inner circle stood the king's palace and the royal treasury , so much celebrated for its splendour and riches by Polybius. It is highly probable , as D'Anville and Major Rennel suppose , that the present Hamadan , whose ruins attest its former splendour , occupies the site of Ecbatana. It is situated in Al Gebal , at the foot of the lofty mountain Alwend , about 80 leagues from Ispahan , and also from Bagdad.
Reciprocal . Ezra 2 . 1 . the children Ezra 4 . 19 . search Ezra 5 . 17 . let there be Nehemiah 7 . 6 . the children Jeremiah 36 . 2 . a roll Acts 2 . 9 . Medes
the first year . Ezra 1 . 1-4 , Ezra 5 . 13-15 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 22 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 23
the place . Deuteronomy 12 . 5 , Deuteronomy 12 . 6 , Deuteronomy 12 . 11-14 , 2 Chronicles 2 . 6 , Psalm 122 . 4
the height . 1 Kings 6 . 2 , 1 Kings 6 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 3 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 3 . 4 , Ezekiel 41 . 13-15 , Revelation 21 . 16
Reciprocal . Ezra 3 . 7 . according Ezra 4 . 3 . king Cyrus Ezra 5 . 15 . let the house Ezra 5 . 17 . a decree Isaiah 44 . 28 . saying Isaiah 60 . 10 . their kings Jeremiah 30 . 18 . the palace Daniel 10 . 1 . Cyrus
three rows . 1 Kings 6 . 36
the expenses . Ezra 7 . 20-23 , Psalm 68 . 29 , Psalm 72 . 10 , Isaiah 49 . 23 , Isaiah 60 . 6-10 , Revelation 12 . 16
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 6 . 2 . threescore Ezra 6 . 8 . the king's Ezra 7 . 15 . the silver Haggai 1 . 8 . to
the golden . Ezra 1 . 7 , Ezra 1 . 8 , Ezra 5 . 14 , Jeremiah 27 . 16 , Jeremiah 27 . 18-22 , Daniel 1 . 2 , Daniel 5 . 2
which Nebuchadnezzar . 2 Kings 24 . 13 , 2 Kings 25 . 14 , 2 Kings 25 . 15 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 6 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 7 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 10 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 18 , Jeremiah 52 . 19
brought . Chal , go
Reciprocal . 2 Timothy 2 . 20 . vessels
Tatnai . Ezra 5 . 3
your companions . Chal , their societies , Ezra 5 . 6
be ye far . Genesis 32 . 28 , Genesis 43 . 14 , Nehemiah 1 . 11 , Psalm 76 . 10 , Proverbs 21 . 1 , Proverbs 21 . 30 , Isaiah 27 . 8 , Acts 4 . 26-28 , Romans 8 . 31
Reciprocal . Ezra 4 . 9 . Apharsathchites Ezra 5 . 5 . then they returned Ezra 6 . 22 . the king Ezra 7 . 21 . beyond the river Ezra 7 . 25 . beyond the river Nehemiah 2 . 7 . let letters
Let the work . Acts 5 . 38 , Acts 5 . 39
Reciprocal . Isaiah 49 . 23 . kings
I make a decree . Chal , by me a decree is made
the king's . Ezra 6 . 4 , Ezra 4 . 16 , Ezra 4 . 20 , Ezra 7 . 15-22 , Psalm 68 . 29-31 , Haggai 2 . 8
hindered . Chal , made to cease , Ezra 4 . 21 , Ezra 4 . 23 , Ezra 5 . 5
Reciprocal . Leviticus 22 . 25 . a stranger's 2 Chronicles 30 . 5 . established Ezra 7 . 20 . bestow it Nehemiah 9 . 37 . it yieldeth Nehemiah 11 . 23 . the king's Ezekiel 45 . 17 . the prince's Daniel 6 . 26 . make Romans 13 . 6 . pay 2 Corinthians 9 . 14 . by
young bullocks . Leviticus 1 . 3-5 , Leviticus 1 . 10 , Leviticus 9 . 2 , Psalm 50 . 9-13
lambs . Exodus 29 . 38-42 , Numbers 28 . 1 . Numbers 29 . 40
wheat . Leviticus 2 . 1-16 , Numbers 15 . 4-31 , 1 Chronicles 9 . 29
salt . Leviticus 2 . 13 , Mark 9 . 49
let it be given . Isaiah 49 . 23
Reciprocal . Exodus 34 . 15 . whoring Deuteronomy 32 . 31 . General Ezra 7 . 17 . buy speedily Nehemiah 11 . 23 . the king's Ezekiel 45 . 17 . the prince's
sweet savours . Chal , rest , Genesis 8 . 21 , Leviticus 1 . 9 , Leviticus 1 . 13 , Ephesians 5 . 2
pray . Ezra 7 . 23 , Jeremiah 29 . 7 , 1 Timothy 2 . 1 , 1 Timothy 2 . 2
Reciprocal . Genesis 20 . 17 . General Exodus 8 . 28 . entreat Leviticus 4 . 31 . a sweet 1 Kings 1 . 47 . bless Ezra 5 . 8 . the great God Ezra 7 . 17 . buy speedily Daniel 2 . 46 . and sweet Zechariah 7 . 2 . they Acts 8 . 24 . Pray Revelation 16 . 11 . the God
whosoever . Ezra 7 . 26
timber . Esther 5 . 4 , Esther 7 . 10
hanged . Chal , destroyed
his house . 2 Kings 9 . 37 , 2 Kings 10 . 27 , Daniel 2 . 5 , Daniel 3 . 29
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 21 . 6 . hang Daniel 3 . 28 . and have
caused . Exodus 20 . 24 , Deuteronomy 12 . 5 , Deuteronomy 12 . 11 , Deuteronomy 16 . 2 , 1 Kings 9 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 7 . 16 , Psalm 132 . 13 , Psalm 132 . 14
destroy . Psalm 5 . 10 , Psalm 21 . 8-10 , Psalm 137 . 8 , Psalm 137 . 9 , Isaiah 60 . 12 , Obadiah 1 . 10 , Zechariah 12 . 2-4 , Acts 5 . 38 , Acts 5 . 39 , Acts 9 . 5 , Revelation 19 . 14-21
I Darius . Esther 3 . 14 , Esther 3 . 15 , Esther 8 . 14
speed . Ezra 6 . 13 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 10
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 12 . 21 . to put 1 Chronicles 22 . 7 . unto the name Ezra 7 . 14 . thy God Ezra 7 . 15 . whose habitation Nehemiah 1 . 9 . the place
Tatnai . Ezra 4 . 9 , Ezra 4 . 23 , Ezra 5 . 6
so they did . Esther 6 . 11 , Job 5 . 12 , Job 5 . 13 , Proverbs 29 . 26
Reciprocal . Ezra 5 . 3 . Tatnai Ezra 6 . 12 . speed Ezra 6 . 14 . Cyrus Ezra 8 . 36 . they furthered
And the elders . Ezra 3 . 8 , Ezra 4 . 3
through . Ezra 5 . 1 , Ezra 5 . 2 , Haggai 1 . 12-14 , Haggai 2 . 2-15 , Zechariah 2 . 1 . Zechariah 4 . 14 , Zechariah 6 . 1-15
finished it . Zechariah 4 . 9
according . Isaiah 44 . 28 , Haggai 1 . 8
commandment . Chal , decree
Cyrus . Ezra 6 . 13 , Ezra 1 . 1-4 , Ezra 4 . 24 , Ezra 5 . 13
Artaxerxes . This was Artaxerxes , the third son and successor of Xerxes , surnamed בךסןקויס , or Longimanus , or in Persian , Ardsheer deeraz dest , "Ardsheer the long-handed;" so called , according to the Greeks , from the extra-ordinary length of his hands , but according to the Easterners , from the extent of his dominions. He ascended the Persian throne , am 3540 , bc 464 , and reigned forty-one years. He is said to have been the most handsome person of his age , and to have been a prince of a very mild and generous disposition. Ezra 7 . 1
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 6 . 38 . finished Ezra 7 . 7 . Artaxerxes Ezra 9 . 9 . to set up Esther 1 . 1 . Ahasuerus Ecclesiastes 9 . 10 . thy hand Daniel 10 . 1 . Cyrus Zechariah 1 . 16 . my house Zechariah 7 . 1 . the fourth
am 3489 , bc 515
Adar . Esther 3 . 7 , Esther 3 . 13 , Esther 8 . 12 , Esther 9 . 1 , Esther 9 . 15 , Esther 9 . 17 , Esther 9 . 19 , Esther 9 . 21
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 6 . 38 . finished 1 Kings 7 . 51 . was ended Ezra 5 . 16 . it is not finished Ezra 9 . 9 . to set up Nehemiah 6 . 15 . wall Ecclesiastes 9 . 10 . thy hand Zechariah 1 . 1 . the eighth Zechariah 1 . 16 . my house Zechariah 4 . 7 . shoutings Zechariah 4 . 9 . his hands Zechariah 7 . 1 . the fourth
the children . 1 Chronicles 9 . 2 , Nehemiah 7 . 73
children of the captivity . Chal , sons of the transportation , Ezra 4 . 1
the dedication . 1 Kings 8 . 63 , 2 Chronicles 7 . 5 , 2 Chronicles 7 . 9 , John 10 . 22
with joy . Ezra 6 . 22 , Ezra 3 . 11 , Ezra 3 . 12 , Deuteronomy 12 . 7 , 1 Chronicles 15 . 28 , 2 Chronicles 7 . 10 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 23 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 26 , Nehemiah 8 . 10 , Nehemiah 12 . 43 , Psalm 122 . 1 , Philippians 4 . 4 , Having set up the worship of God in this dedication , they took care to keep it up , and made the book of Moses their rule , to which they had an eye in this establishment. Though the temple service could not now be performed with so much pomp and plenty as formerly , because of their poverty , yet no doubt it was performed with as much purity and close adherence to the Divine institutions as ever. No beauty is like the beauty of holiness.
Reciprocal . Numbers 7 . 10 . dedicating 2 Samuel 6 . 17 . offered 1 Chronicles 15 . 25 . with joy 1 Chronicles 16 . 1 . they offered Ezra 2 . 70 . General Ezra 6 . 19 . the children Nehemiah 12 . 27 . gladness Daniel 5 . 13 . the children
offered . Ezra 8 . 35 , Numbers 7 . 2-89 , 1 Kings 8 . 63 , 1 Kings 8 . 64 , 1 Chronicles 16 . 1-3 , 2 Chronicles 7 . 5 , 2 Chronicles 29 . 31-35
a sin offering . Leviticus 4 . 3 , Leviticus 4 . 13 , Leviticus 4 . 14 , Leviticus 4 . 22 , Leviticus 4 . 23 , Leviticus 4 . 28 , 2 Chronicles 29 . 21-23
according to . Though the tribes of Benjamin and Judah , with the priests and Levites , formed the bulk of the people , yet many from the other tribes had returned with them from captivity. 1 Kings 18 . 31 , Luke 22 . 30 , Revelation 7 . 4-8 , Revelation 21 . 12
Reciprocal . Exodus 24 . 4 . according Leviticus 9 . 3 . Take ye Leviticus 16 . 5 . General Numbers 7 . 10 . dedicating Numbers 15 . 24 . one kid 2 Samuel 6 . 17 . offered 1 Chronicles 29 . 21 . sacrificed 2 Chronicles 29 . 32 . the number Ezra 2 . 70 . General Ezekiel 46 . 12 . a voluntary Matthew 19 . 28 . the twelve Acts 26 . 7 . our James 1 . 1 . to
the priests . 1 Chronicles 23 . 1 . 1 Chronicles 26 . 32 , 2 Chronicles 35 . 4 , 2 Chronicles 35 . 5
as it is written . Chal , according to the writing , Numbers 3 . 6 , Numbers 8 . 9-26
Reciprocal . Joshua 8 . 31 . as it is 1 Chronicles 6 . 32 . and then 1 Chronicles 23 . 6 . divided 2 Chronicles 8 . 14 . the Levites 2 Chronicles 29 . 35 . so the 2 Chronicles 31 . 2 . the courses 2 Chronicles 35 . 2 . charges 2 Chronicles 35 . 10 . the priests Luke 1 . 8 . in
the children . Ezra 6 . 16
kept . Exodus 12 . 6-36 , Joshua 5 . 10 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 1 . 2 Chronicles 35 . 27
Reciprocal . Numbers 9 . 2 . his appointed 2 Chronicles 35 . 1 . the fourteenth Ezra 4 . 1 . children of the captivity Daniel 5 . 13 . the children
purified together . 2 Chronicles 29 . 34 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 15-17
killed . Exodus 12 . 21 , 2 Chronicles 35 . 11 , Hebrews 7 . 27
Reciprocal . 2 Chronicles 35 . 6 . So kill Ezra 4 . 1 . children of the captivity Daniel 5 . 13 . the children
all such . Ezra 9 . 11 , Numbers 9 . 6 , Numbers 9 . 7 , Numbers 9 . 10-14 , Isaiah 52 . 11 , Ezekiel 36 . 25 , 2 Corinthians 6 . 17 , 2 Corinthians 7 . 1
did eat . Exodus 12 . 47-49 , Psalm 93 . 5
Reciprocal . 2 Chronicles 35 . 6 . So kill Nehemiah 12 . 30 . themselves Matthew 18 . 17 . a heathen
the feast . Exodus 12 . 15-20 , Exodus 13 . 6 , Exodus 13 . 7 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 21 , 2 Chronicles 35 . 17 , Matthew 26 . 17 , 1 Corinthians 5 . 7 , 1 Corinthians 5 . 8
turned . Ezra 7 . 27 , Proverbs 16 . 7 , Proverbs 21 . 1 , John 19 . 11
the king . Darius , as reigning over the country of Assyria , is here called "the king of Assyria." Ezra 6 . 6-12 , Ezra 1 . 1 , 2 Kings 23 . 29 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 11 , Zechariah 10 . 10 , Zechariah 10 . 11
Reciprocal . Judges 7 . 11 . thine hands 2 Chronicles 29 . 36 . Hezekiah rejoiced Ezra 6 . 16 . with joy Ezra 7 . 6 . according to Ezra 9 . 1 . have not separated Nehemiah 2 . 8 . the king Nehemiah 2 . 18 . So they strengthened Job 4 . 3 . and thou hast Jeremiah 30 . 19 . out Jeremiah 31 . 13 . for Jeremiah 33 . 11 . the voice of them Ezekiel 23 . 23 . the Assyrians