Bible Strands
Ezra 4:10
and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The verse continues a roster of foreign administrators and resettled populations who are listed as co-senders alongside Rehum and Shimshai in a communication addressed to King Artaxerxes.
The words — אָסְנַפַּר (Osnappar) and הַגְלִי (he took into exile) name the Assyrian ruler who forcibly relocated these nations to Samaria and the region west of the Euphrates.
The thread — The same officials and geographic markers recur in the sender list of Ezra 4:11 and the royal reply of Ezra 4:17, while the address to Artaxerxes parallels the opening of Ezra 7:12.
Why it lands — It demands the reader acknowledge that the resistance to Jerusalem’s restoration was organized by a coalition of regional governors and state-managed foreign settlers, not isolated local actors.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
Cross-references
- Ezra 4:17 Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
- Ezra 4:11 (This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
- Ezra 7:12 Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
- 2 Kings 17:24 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
- Ezra 4:1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,
- Romans 13:7 Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.