Ezr 4:5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. Hired counsellors ] They found means to corrupt some of the principal officers of the Persian court, so that the orders of Cyrus were not executed; or at least so slowly as to make them nearly ineffectual. Until the reign of Darius ] This was probably Darius the son of Hystaspes .

‏ Ezra 4:5

Verse 5. Hired counsellors] They found means to corrupt some of the principal officers of the Persian court, so that the orders of Cyrus were not executed; or at least so slowly as to make them nearly ineffectual.

Until the reign of Darius] This was probably Darius the son of Hystaspes.