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Ezra 4:10

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Ezra 4:10

Verse 10 of 24

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And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that are] on this side the river, and at such a time.

Ezra 4:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 4:10

Theological / Devotional

Asnapper. A corrupt form of the name Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, 669-627? B.C. Of his deportation of inhabitants from Erech, Babylon, and Susa nothing is known from any other source. However, the bloody wars of Ashurbanipal against Babylon (652-648 B.C.) and Elam (date uncertain) are well attested from Assyrian records. As a result of these wars people from the cities mentioned were apparently deported to Samaria.

This side the river. This is the first occurrence in the book of Ezra of the official name of the Persian satrapy inclusive of Syria and Palestine. Its Aramaic name ’Abar nahara’, “Beyond the River” (RSV), is found as Ebimari in the cuneiform inscriptions of that time. The name indicates its geographical location as comprising lands lying beyond the Euphrates, as thought of from the capitals of the Persian Empire.

And at such a time. See on Ezra 4:17.

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