7Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
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And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)We have here, I. The decree of Cyrus for the building of the temple repeated. To this the Samaritans referred because the Jews pleaded it, and perhaps hoped it would not be found, and then their plea would be over-ruled and a stop put to their work. Search was ordered to be made for it among the records; for, it seems, the tribes had not taken care to provide themselves with an authentic copy of i…
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