1; The adversaries, being not accepted in the building of the
temple with the Jews, endeavour to hinder it.
7; Their letter to Artaxerxes.
17; The answer and decree of Artaxerxes.
23; The building is hindered.
* the adversaries.
These were the Samaritans, the descendants of the various
nations with which the kings of Assyria had peopled Israel,
when they had carried the original inhabitants captive.
# 7:9; 1Ki 5:4,5; 1Ch 22:9,10; Ne 4:1-11; Da 9:25; 1Co 16:9|
* children of the captivity. Heb. sons of the transportation.
# 1:11; *marg:|
# 6:16,19,20; 10:7,16; Da 5:13|
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