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Ezra 5:9 Cross-References
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“Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?”
Ezra 5:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezra 5:9
The officials' questions sought to establish authorization: "Who commanded you to build this house?" The Aramaic sam teem (gave command/decree) indicates they sought official documentation—a royal decree authorizing construction. Persian law required such authorization for significant building projects, especially those involving fortifications or temples that could serve as centers of political resistance.The question "to make up these walls" may refer either to the temple walls or potentially Jerusalem's city walls, which would raise greater security concerns. The officials' inquiry was le...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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