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以斯拉记 1:8
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波斯王古列命令司庫官米提利達把這些器皿拿出來，按數交給猶大的領袖設巴薩。
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Sheshbazzar: Ezra 1:11, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:16, Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:14, Haggai 2:2-4, Zechariah 4:6-10
Reciprocal: Ezra 6:5 - the golden Ezra 8:25 - weighed Daniel 10:1 - Cyrus
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Even these did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer,.... Or Mithridates, a name common with the Persians, from their god Mithras, the sun they worshipped:
and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar prince of Judah; delivered them by tale to him; who, according to the Jewish rabbins, as Jarchi says, was Daniel, who was so called, because he stood in six tribulations; but it does not appear that Daniel went up to Jerusalem with the captivity, as this man did, but remained at Babylon; rather, with Aben Ezra, it is best by him to understand Zerubbabel, who did go up, and was the prince of Judah; and Cyrus, in his letter q to the governors of Syria, expressly says, that he delivered the vessels to Zerubbabel, the prince of the Jews. He had two names, Sheshbazzar, which signifies he rejoiced in tribulation, and Zerubbabel, which signifies either the seed of Babylon, being born there, or dispersed, or a stranger there, as others.
q Apud Joseph. Antiqu. l. 11. c. 1. sect. 3.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Mithredath - Or, âMithridates.â The occurrence of this name, which means âgiven by Mithraâ or âdedicated to Mithra,â is an indication that the sun-worship of the Persians was at least as old as the time of Cyrus.
Sheshbazzar - i. e., Zerubbabel. On his royal descent, see 1 Chronicles 3:19 note.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezra 1:8. Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. — This was probably the Chaldean name of him who was originally called Zerubbabel: the former signifies joy in affliction; the latter, a stranger in Babylon. The latter may be designed to refer to his captive state; the former, to the prospect of release. Some think this was quite a different person, a Persian or Chaldean, sent by Cyrus to superintend whatever officers or men Cyrus might have sent to assist the Jews on their return; and to procure them help in the Chaldean provinces, through which they might be obliged to travel.
