Ezra 4 · Verse 8

Ezra 4:8

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Ezra 4:8, King James Version

Ezra 4:8 in other translations

BSBRehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
WEBRehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows.
ASVRehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
YLTRehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:
DARBYRehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king after this sort:
BBERehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, sent a letter against Jerusalem, to Artaxerxes the king;
WebsterRehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

What does Ezra 4:8 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Rehum the chancellor - With this verse the Chaldee part of the chapter begins; and the same language continues to the end of Ezr 6:18. These men wrote to Darius in their own language; and the king in the same dialect returns an answer, chap. 5. This circumstance adds authenticity to what is written: so scrupulous was the inspired penman, that he not only gave the words which each spoke and wrote, but he gave them also in the very language in which they were conceived and in the character peculiar to that language.

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…

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Ezra 4:8 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.

רְח֣וּםre.ChumRehumH7348
בְּעֵל\־be.'el-lord ofH1169
טְעֵ֗םte.'EmcommandH2942
וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.Shaiand ShimshaiH8124
סָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'scribe theH5613
כְּתַ֛בוּke.Ta.vuthey wroteH3790
אִגְּרָ֥ה'i.ge.Raha letterH104
חֲדָ֖הcha.DahoneH2298
עַל\־'al-concerningH5922
יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemJerusalemH3390
לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shas.te'to ArtaxerxesH783
מַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'king theH4430
כְּנֵֽמָא\׃ke.Ne.ma'as followsH3660

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Cross references for Ezra 4:8

  • Ezra 4:9

    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,

  • 2 Kings 18:18

    And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

  • 2 Samuel 20:25

    And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

  • 2 Samuel 8:17

    And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
scribe. or, secretary.
9; 2Sa 8:17; 20:25; 2Ki 18:18

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Ezra 4:8

    Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

  • Ezra 4:9

    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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Ezra 4:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Rehum canciller, y Simsai secretario, escribieron una carta contra Jerusalem al rey Artajerjes, como se sigue.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Rehum, chancelier, et Shimshaï, secrétaire, écrivirent une lettre contre Jérusalem au roi Artaxerxès, en ces termes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Rechum, der Statthalter, und Schimschai, der Schreiber, schrieben an Artasasta, den König, einen Brief wider Jerusalem also: -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Reum Beelteem, et Samsai scriba, scripserunt epistolam unam de Jerusalem Artaxerxi regi, hujuscemodi: