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**Cyrus.** The son of Astyages and Esther. See App-57 , on the genealogy of the Persian kings. So named Neh 200 years before he was born ([Isaiah 44:28](../../../kjv/isaiah/44/28) ). The book of Esther precedes the book of Ezra-Nehemiah, and [Nehemiah 1:1](../../../kjv/nehemiah/1/1) [Nehemiah 7:4](../../../kjv/nehemiah/7/4) precedes Ezr 1:1-14 . See note on [Nehemiah 1:2](../../../kjv/nehemiah/1/2) .[Esther 3:8](../../../kjv/esther/3/8) ; [Esther 10:3](../../../kjv/esther/10/3) , and App-57 .
**the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 .
**mouth** . Compare [2 Chronicles 36:21-23](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/36/21-23) .[Jeremiah 29:10-14](../../../kjv/jeremiah/29/10-14) .
**spirit.** Hebrew. *ruach.* App-9 .

**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 .
**God of heaven.** See note on [2 Chronicles 36:23](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/36/23) . Appropriate in the mouth of Cyrus, and in contrast with all heathen inscriptions.
**hath given me.** The son of Astyages (the venerable king = Ahasuerus) and Esther. Trained by Mordecai and Nehemiah, he was brought up in the knowledge of God and His Word.
**charged me to build.** Compare [Isaiah 44:24-28](../../../kjv/isaiah/44/24-28) ; [Isaiah 45:1-6](../../../kjv/isaiah/45/1-6) , [Isaiah 45:13](../../../kjv/isaiah/45/13) .
**an house.** This proclamation put first, as it is the great subject treated of by Ezra.

**Who is there . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 .
**build** = rebuild.

**whosoever** [of the captive people] remameth in any place, &c. Note the Figure of speech *Ellipsis.*
**remaineth** = is left.
**the men of his place:** i.e. his Persian neighbours.
**God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* (with Art.) = the [true] God, App-4 .

**the chief of the fathers:** i.e. those named in the next chapter.
**chief** = heads.
**judah and Benjamin.** But the other tribes found representatives. Compare [Ezra 2:59](../../../kjv/ezra/2/59) , [Ezra 2:70](../../../kjv/ezra/2/70) , where the terms "of Israel" and "all Israel" are used. In [1 Chronicles 9:3](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/9/3) , Ephrairn and Manasseh are mentioned by name. See note on [1 Kings 12:17](../../../kjv/1-kings/12/17) .

**their hands** = them. Put by Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of Part), for themselves.

**which Nebuchadnezzar had brought.** Compare [2 Kings 24:13](../../../kjv/2-kings/24/13) ; Ezr 25:14 . [2 Chronicles 36:1](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/36/1) .[Jeremiah 27:18-22](../../../kjv/jeremiah/27/18-22) ; [Jeremiah 28:6](../../../kjv/jeremiah/28/6) ; [Jeremiah 52:18](../../../kjv/jeremiah/52/18) , [Jeremiah 52:19](../../../kjv/jeremiah/52/19) . [Daniel 1:2](../../../kjv/daniel/1/2) ; [Daniel 5:2](../../../kjv/daniel/5/2) .

**Sheshbazzar** = the Chaldean name of the prince of Judah. Not Zerubbabel, which means born at Babel. Probably = Nehemiah, for he was the son of Hachaliah and Zidkijah ([Nehemiah 10:1](../../../kjv/nehemiah/10/1) ), and therefore a "prince of. Judah".

**chargers** = basons or bowls. Hebrew. *'agartal.* In Numbers *Ke'arah,* plate or dish. Eng. "charger", from French *charger,* to load. Hence used of both a dish and a horse.

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