Ezra 4:9

Ezra 4:10 →

Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,

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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.

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This thought runs through Ezra 4:7-10.

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Glossary

Persia Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell Hagmatana.
Babylon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
Elam Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Shush.
Erech Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Uruk.
Susa Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Shush.