a4:15-16
b2 Kgs 24:1-7

‏ Ezra 4:15-16

Summary for Ezra 4:15-16: 4:15-16  a The Persians had access to Babylonian records, which described Jerusalem’s revolts against Nebuchadnezzar (see 2 Kgs 24:1-7  b).

• The claim that the Persians would lose the whole province west of the Euphrates was an exaggeration: The Jews actually comprised a small minority in that province.
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