Ezra 7:1
Now after these things, in the reign of Arthasastha king of the Persians, came up Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Chelcias,
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2the son of Selum, the son of Sadduc, the son of Achitob,
Cross References
2 Kings 22:4Go up to Chelcias the high priest, and + 22:4 Gr. seal.take account of the money that is brought into the house of the Lord, which they that keep the door have collected of the people.
2 Kings 25:18And the captain of the guard took Saraias the + 25:18 Gr. first priest.high-priest, and Sophonias + 25:18 Gr. the son of the second rank.the second in order, and the three door-keepers.
1 Chronicles 9:11and Azaria the son of Chelcias, the son of Mosollam, the son of Sadoc, the son of Maraïoth, the son of Achitob, the ruler of the house of God;
2 Chronicles 34:15And Chelcias answered and said to Saphan the scribe, I have found a book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Chelcias gave the book to Saphan.
Ezra 6:14And the elders of the Jews and the Levites built, at the prophecy of Aggæus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built up, and finished it, by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Arthasastha, kings of the Persians.
Ezra 7:12Arthasastha, king of kings, to Esdras, the scribe of the law of the Lord God of heaven, Let the order and the answer be accomplished.
Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:1
Ezra's precious name saluted us, at first, in the title of the book, but in the history we have not met with it till this chapter introduces him into public action in another reign, that of Artaxerxes. Zerubbabel and Jeshua we will suppose, by this time, to have grown old, if not gone off; nor do we hear any more of Haggai and Zechariah; they have finished their testimony. What shall become of the cause of God and Israel when these useful instruments are laid aside? Trust God, who has the residue of the Spirit, to… Read the whole commentary →