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Ezra 6:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezra 6:10

Verse 10 of 22

Scripture focus

That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

Ezra 6:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 6:10

Theological / Devotional

Pray. The requirement that the good will and generosity of the king be repaid by sacrifices and prayers on his behalf is closely paralleled in the clay barrel inscription of Cyrus already mentioned (see on ch. 1:2). There the king states that he had restored the cult of the Babylonian gods that the Babylonians might daily ask Bel and Nabu to bless him and his son Cambyses with long life. That the Jews were not opposed to carrying out such a request can be concluded from the practice in the time of the Maccabees to offer sacrifices on behalf of the Seleucid kings (1 Macc 7:33).

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