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Ezra 5:10 Cross-References
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“We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.”
Ezra 5:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezra 5:10
The officials requested names "to certify thee"—that is, to provide the king with documented accountability. The Aramaic lehodautakh (to inform you) indicates the letter's purpose was providing complete information for royal evaluation. Recording "the names of the men that were the chief of them" would enable the king to investigate the leaders' backgrounds and legitimacy.This bureaucratic meticulousness, though threatening to the Jews, demonstrated Persian administrative thoroughness. Every significant project required identifiable leadership accountable to imperial authority. Yet God used th...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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