Ezra 5:7

7 They sent to him the report {in which was written as follows}: "To Darius the king, all peace.

Ezra 5:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 5:7

They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus
Or this was the inscription of it:

unto Darius the king, all peace;
wishing him all kind of happiness and prosperity.

Ezra 5:7 In-Context

5 And the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until the report came to Darius, and then [answer] was received.

6 The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of [the province] Beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and his associates the envoys who were in [the province] Beyond the River sent to Darius the king.

7 They sent to him the report {in which was written as follows}: "To Darius the king, all peace.

8 May it be known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, the house of the great God. It is being built with stone blocks and timber is being put in the walls. This work is being done with diligence and is making progress in their hands.

9 Then we asked those elders and said this to them, 'Who issued forth to you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "and like this was written in its middle"