Ezra 5:7 meaning and explanation

The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.

Ezra 5:7, Berean Standard Bible

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These words introduce the official letter that Tattenai, the governor west of the Euphrates, and his associates sent to King Darius of Persia. The narrator has just described the confrontation: the officials questioned the Jews about who authorized the rebuilding, and the elders appealed to the earlier decree of Cyrus.

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