And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his
reign,
&c.] According to Jarchi, this was Ahasuerus the husband of
Esther; but, as most think F4, was Cambyses, the son and
successor of Cyrus; so Josephus F5; who was an enemy to the
Egyptians; and, fearing the Jews might take part with them, was
no friend to them; their enemies therefore took the advantage of
the death of Cyrus, and the first opportunity after Cambyses
reigned in his own right:
and wrote they unto him an accusation against the
inhabitants of Judah
and Jerusalem;
full of hatred and enmity, spite and malice, charging them as a
turbulent, disobedient, and rebellious people.
F4 Spanhem. Introduct. Chron. ad Hist. Eccl. p. 54. & Universal History, Vol. 5. p. 203. Prideaux, p. 175.
F5 Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 11. c. 4.) sect. 4, 6. Vid. R. David Ganz. Tzemach David, par. 2. fol. 8. 2. So Dr. Lightfoot, Works, vol. 1. p. 139.
