Ezr 5:11-12 | TNotes | STEP | 5:11 the God of heaven: This title would be understood by the Persians: He was the universal high God, not an insignificant local deity. • a great king of Israel: Solomon (see 1 Kgs 5

b1 Kgs 5–8►

d2 Kgs 25:9-17►

‏ Ezra 5:11-12

5:11 ^a the God of heaven: This title would be understood by the Persians: He was the universal high God, not an insignificant local deity.

• a great king of Israel: Solomon (see 1 Kgs 5–8 ^b).
5:12 ^c destroyed this Temple and exiled the people: See 2 Kgs 25:9-17 ^d.