Ezra 4:8

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

Study Helps

Interpretation

It is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teaches us to honour and obey our sovereign.

Read with

This thought runs through Ezra 4:7-10.

Ezra 4:7 Ezra 4:8 Ezra 4:9 Ezra 4:10

Glossary

Jerusalem Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.