Ezra 6:13 meaning and explanation

In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.

Ezra 6:13, Berean Standard Bible

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Tattenai and Shethar-bozenai were Persian officials who had earlier questioned whether the Jews had authority to rebuild Jerusalem's temple. After King Darius searched the archives and found Cyrus's original decree, he ordered these officials to stop opposing the work and instead fund it from provincial taxes.

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