- the king:
- Darius, as reigning over the country of Assyria, is here called "the king of Assyria." "Nowª [therefore], Tatnai,ª governorª beyondª the river,ª Shetharboznai,ª and your companionsª the Apharsachites,ª which¹ [are] beyondª the river,ª be¹ ye²° farª fromª thence:ª ... And the Godª that¹ hath caused his nameª to dwellª° thereª destroyª° allª kingsª and people,ª that¹ shall putª° to their handª to alterª° [and] to destroyª° thisª houseª of Godª which¹ [is] at Jerusalem.ª Iª Dariusª have madeª° a decree;ª let it be doneª° with speed.ª" {Ezr 6:6-12} + "Now in the firstª yearª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that the wordª of the LORDª by the mouthª¹ of Jeremiahª might be fulfilled,ª° the LORDª stirred upª°¹ the spiritª of Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª that he made a proclamationªª° throughout all¹ his kingdom,ª and [put it] also¹ in writing,ª saying,ª°" {Ezr 1:1} + "In his daysª Pharaohnechohª kingª of Egyptª went upª° against¹ the kingª of Assyriaª to¹ the riverª Euphrates:ª and kingª Josiahª went²°¹ against²°¹ him; and he slewª° him at Megiddo,ª when he had seenª° him." {2Kg 23:29} + "Wherefore the LORDª broughtª° upon¹¹ them the captains¹ of² the host ofª the kingª of Assyria,ª which¹ tookª°¹ Manassehª among the thorns,ª and bound¹ him²° with fetters,ª and carried²°¹ him to Babylon.ª" {2Ch 33:11} + "I will bring them againª° also out of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª and gatherª° them out of Assyria;ª¹ and I will bringª° them into¹ the landª of Gileadª and Lebanon;ª and [place] shall not¹ be foundª° for them. ... And he shall pass¹ through²° the seaª with affliction,ª and shall smiteª° the wavesª in the sea,ª and all¹ the deepsª of the riverª shall dry up:ª° and the prideª of Assyriaª shall be brought down,ª° and the sceptreª of Egyptª shall depart away.ª°" {Zch 10:10-11}
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