SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:14
Y los ancianos de los judíos edificaban y prosperaban, conforme a la profecía de Hageo profeta, y de Zacarías hijo de Iddo. Edificaron, pues , y acabaron, por el mandamiento del Dios de Israel, y por el mandamiento de Ciro, y de Darío, y de Artajerjes rey de Persia.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ezra 6:14
Verse 14. According to the commandment of the God of Israel] He first gave the order, and stirred up the hearts of the following Persian kings to second that order. Of Cyrus] This sovereign gave his orders for the rebuilding of the temple about A.M. 3468.
And Darius] Darius Hystaspes confirmed the above orders, A. M. 3485.
And Artaxerxes] Artaxerxes Longimanus sent Ezra to Judea with new privileges, A.M. 3547. With the permission of the same king, Nehemiah came to Judea in 3550. The writer recapitulates the different sovereigns who favoured the Jews after the Babylonish captivity. See Calmet.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 14. And the elders of the Jews builded , etc.] Went on with the building of the temple: and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo ; or grandson, as before; being animated and encouraged by them; and as they foretold and promised it would, be, so it was; they had success in their work, the Lord overruling the heart of Darius the king and his council in their favour: and they builded and finished it ; that is, the temple: according to the commandment of the God of Israel ; by the above prophets, who spoke to them, and prophesied in his name: and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia ; the commandment of Cyrus is in ( Ezra 1:1) that of Darius in this, ( Ezra 6:8), but who Artaxerxes is, and his commandment, is not easy to say; he cannot be the Artaxerxes between Cyrus and Darius, but one that followed the latter; besides, he was a hinderer of the building, ( Ezra 4:21-24), some think this was Xerxes the son and successor of Darius, and who might be partner with his father in the empire at this time, and so is joined with him in this commandment; which is more probable than that he should be his grandson Artaxerxes Longimamus, in whose reign the temple, it is supposed, was beautified and ornamented, though the exterior building of it was before finished; and so he is spoken of by anticipation; and still more plausible than that he should be, with others, Artaxerxes Mnemon, the son of Darius Nothus; but, after all, I am most inclined to think, with Aben Ezra, that he is Darius himself; and the words to be read, Darius, that is, Artaxerxes, king of Persia; Artaxerxes being, as he observes, a common name of the kings of Persia, as Pharaoh was of the kings of Egypt; though this is by some rejected f67 ; and who goes by this name in the continuance of this history, in whose seventh year, the year after this, Ezra went up to Jerusalem, and, in the twentieth of his reign, Nehemiah, ( Ezra 7:1-7 Nehemiah 2:1), and I find Dr. Lightfoot was of the same mind; and, according to Diodorus Siculus f69 , the kings of Persia were called by the name of Artaxerxes after Mnemon; and so they might before; Cambyses is so called in ( Ezra 4:7).
Herodotus says the name signifies “a mighty warrior”.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 13-22 - The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed. Ever believer is a living temple, building up himself in his most holy faith: much opposition is given to this work by Satan and our ow corruptions. We trifle, and proceed in it with many stops and pauses but He that has begun the good work, will see it performed. The spirits of just men will be made perfect. By getting their sins take away, the Jews would free themselves from the sting of their lat troubles. Their service was with joy. Let us welcome holy ordinance with joy, and serve the Lord with gladness __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ושׂבי 7868 יהודיא 3062 בנין 1124 ומצלחין 6744 בנבואת 5017 חגי 2292 נביאה 5029 וזכריה 2148 בר 1247 עדוא 5714 ובנו 1124 ושׁכללו 3635 מן 4481 טעם 2941 אלה 426 ישׂראל 3479 ומטעם 2942 כורשׁ 3567 ודריושׁ 1868 וארתחשׁשׂתא 783 מלך 4430 פרס׃ 6540
