Ezra 4 · Verse 6

Ezra 4:6

And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra 4:6, King James Version

Ezra 4:6 in other translations

BSBAt the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
WEBIn the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
ASVAnd in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
YLTAnd in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the commencement of his reign, they have written an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem;
DARBYAnd in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
BBEAnd in the time of Ahasuerus, when he first became king, they put on record a statement against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
WebsterAnd in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote to him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

What does Ezra 4:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they ... an accusation--Ahasuerus was a regal title, and the king referred to was successor of Darius, the famous Xerxes.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 In the reign of Ahasuerus - This is the person who is called Cambyses by the Greeks. He reigned seven years and five months; and during the whole of that time the building of the temple was interrupted.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 4:6-24
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. But where the command of God requires one thing and the law of the land another, we must obey God rather than man, and patiently submit to the consequences. All who love the gospel should avoid all appearance of evil, lest they should encourage the adversaries of the church. The world is ever ready to believe any accusation against the people of God, and refuses to listen to them. The king suffered himself to be imposed upon by these frauds and falsehoods. Princes see and hear with other men's eyes and ears, and judge things as represented to them, which are often done falsely. But God's judgment is just; he sees things as they are.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezra 4:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבְמַלְכוּת֙u.ve.mal.Khutand in [the] reign ofH4438
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325
בִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.Latat [the] beginning ofH8462
מַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.Toreign hisH4438
כָּתְב֣וּka.te.Vuthey wroteH3789
שִׂטְנָ֔הsit.Nahan accusationH7855
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃\ \סvi.ru.sha.Limand JerusalemH3389

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezra 4:6

  • Esther 1:1

    Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

  • Daniel 9:1

    In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;

  • Matthew 27:37

    And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Acts 24:5-9

    For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him. …

  • Revelation 12:10

    And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

  • Acts 24:13

    Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

  • Acts 25:7

    And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3475. B.C. 529. Ahasuerus. Heb. Ahashverosh.This was Cambyses, son of Cyrus, who succeeded his father, A.M. 3475, and reigned seven years and five months.
wrote.
Mt 27:37; Ac 24:5-9,13; 25:7; Re 12:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezra 4:5

    And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

  • Ezra 4:6

    And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 4:7

    And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

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Ezra 4:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y en el reinado de Assuero, en el principio de su reinado, escribieron acusaciones contra los moradores de Judá y de Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et sous le règne d’Assuérus, au commencement de son règne, ils écrivirent une accusation contre les habitants de Juda et de Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und unter der Regierung des Ahasveros, im Anfange seiner Regierung, schrieben sie eine Anklage wider die Bewohner von Juda und Jerusalem. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In regno autem Assueri, in principio regni ejus, scripserunt accusationem adversus habitatores Judæ et Jerusalem.