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Selected Verse: Ezra 7:26 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ezr 7:26 |
King James |
And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Banishment - literally, as in the margin. Separation from the congregation is probably intended (compare Ezr 10:8). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Let judgment - What could David himself, as king, have done more, for the honour of God, and the furtherance of religion? |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Whether it be unto death - These include almost every species of punishment which should be inflicted on culprits in any civilized state.
With this verse the Chaldee part of this chapter ends. |
8 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.