Ezra 6 · Verse 13

Ezra 6:13

Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar–boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
Ezra 6:13, King James Version

Ezra 6:13 in other translations

BSBIn response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.
WEBThen Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions did accordingly with all diligence, because Darius the king had sent a decree.
ASVThen Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had sent, did accordingly with all diligence.
YLTThen Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king hath sent, so they have done speedily;
DARBYThen Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, because of that which king Darius had sent, did so diligently.
BBEThen Tattenai, the ruler across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and their people, because of the order given by King Darius, did as he had said with all care.
WebsterThen Tatnai governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.

What does Ezra 6:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 6:13-15

Ezr 6:13-15. The Temple Finished.

13-15. Then Tatnai ... did speedily--A concurrence of favorable events is mentioned as accelerating the restoration of the temple and infusing a new spirit and energy into the workmen, who now labored with unabating assiduity till it was brought to a completion. Its foundation was laid in April, 536 B.C. (Ezr 3:8-10), and it was completed on February 21, 515 B.C., being twenty-one years after it was begun [Lightfoot].

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 6:13-22
The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed. Every believer is a living temple, building up himself in his most holy faith: much opposition is given to this work by Satan and our own corruptions. We trifle, and proceed in it with many stops and pauses; but He that has begun the good work, will see it performed. Then spirits of just men will be made perfect. By getting their sins taken away, the Jews would free themselves from the sting of their late troubles. Their service was with joy. Let us welcome holy ordinances with joy, and serve the Lord with gladness.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezra 6:13 in the original Hebrew

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אֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinthenH116
תַּתְּנַ֞יta.te.NaiTattenaiH8674
פַּחַ֧תpa.Chat[the] governor ofH6347
עֲבַֽר\־'a.var-[the] region beyondH5675
נַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'river theH5103
שְׁתַ֥רshe.TarShethar-H8370
בּוֹזְנַ֖יboz.NaiBozenaiH8370
וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.Honand associates theirH3675
לָקֳבֵ֗לlo.ko.Vel<to> beforeH6903
דִּֽי\־di-thatH1768
שְׁלַ֞חshe.Lachhe had sentH7972
דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshDariusH1868
מַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'king theH4430
כְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'accordinglyH3660
אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'diligentlyH629
עֲבַֽדוּ\׃'a.Va.duthey didH5648

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Cross references for Ezra 6:13

  • 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,

  • Ezra 4:23

    Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

  • Ezra 5:6

    The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

  • Esther 6:11

    Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

  • Job 5:12-13

    He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

  • Proverbs 29:26

    Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.

  • Ezra 6:6

    Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar–boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Tatnai.
4:9,23; 5:6
so they did.
Es 6:11; Job 5:12,13; Pr 29:26

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Context

  • Ezra 6:12

    And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

  • Ezra 6:13

    Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar–boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.

  • Ezra 6:14

    And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

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Ezra 6:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Tatnai, gobernador del otro lado del río, y Sethar-boznai, y sus compañeros, hicieron prestamente según el rey Darío había enviado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors Thathnaï, gouverneur de ce côté du fleuve, Shethar-Boznaï, et leurs collègues, firent ainsi promptement, selon l’ordre que le roi Darius avait envoyé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da taten Tatnai, der Landpfleger jenseit des Stromes, Schethar-Bosnai und ihre Genossen, wegen dessen was der König Darius entboten hatte, pünktlich also.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Igitur Thathanai dux regionis trans flumen, et Stharbuzanai, et consiliarii ejus, secundum quod præceperat Darius rex, sic diligenter executi sunt.