SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:10
para que ofrezcan olores de holganza al Dios del cielo, y oren por la vida del rey y por sus hijos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ezra 6:10
Verse 10. And pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.] Even heathens believed that offerings made in their behalf to the God of the Jews would be available. And this principle has had considerable influence in certain states where there was even a form of religion established by the law, to induce them to tolerate other forms, that the state might have the benefit of their prayers.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven , etc.] Such as will be acceptable to him, ( Genesis 8:21) and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons ; prayer being wont to be made at the time of the morning and evening incense; and the Jews used to pray for other people besides themselves, and especially when desired, and particularly for kings and civil magistrates, to whom they were subject, (see Jeremiah 29:7 1 Timothy 2:1,2), the sons of Darius Hystaspis, for whose life, as well as his own, he would have prayer made, were, according to Herodotus f63 , three by his first wife, the daughter of Gobryas, before he began to reign, the eldest of which was Artobazanes; which sons must be here meant, since this was towards the beginning of his reign; he had afterwards four more by Atossa the daughter of Cyrus, the eldest of which was Xerxes, who succeeded him: many of the Heathens had an high opinion of the God of the Jews, and of their prayers to him for them; even the Emperor Julian styles him the best of all the gods, and desired the Jews to pray to him for the welfare of his kingdom; nor need it seem strange that Darius should desire the same, since he was a devout prince; his father Hystaspes is supposed by some to be the same that was one of the most famous among the Persian Magi, or ministers in sacred things; and Darius himself had so great a veneration for the men of that sacred order, that he commanded that it should be put upon his sepulchral monument, that he was master of the Magi f65 ; and by his familiarity with the priests of Egypt, and learning their divinity, had the honour, while alive, to have deity ascribed to him f66 .
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-12 - When God's time is come for fulfilling his gracious purposes concernin his church, he will raise up instruments to do it, from whom such goo service was not expected. While our thoughts are directed to thi event, we are led by Zechariah to fix our regard on a nobler, spiritual building. The Lord Jesus Christ continues to lay one ston upon another: let us assist the great design. Difficulties delay the progress of this sacred edifice. Yet let not opposition discourage us for in due season it will be completed to his abundant praise. He shal bring forth the head-stone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grac unto it.
Original Hebrew
די 1768 להון 1934 מהקרבין 7127 ניחוחין 5208 לאלה 426 שׁמיא 8065 ומצלין 6739 לחיי 2417 מלכא 4430 ובנוהי׃ 1123
