Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezra 4:6

6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus , in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

Which is supposed by divers learned men to be from this time a common Name to divers succeeding Kings of Persia. And this makes it seem doubtful who this was. This was either 1. Xerxes the fourth and rich King of Persia, as he is called Dan. 11. 2. Or rather 2. Cambyses the Son and Successor of Cyrus, as may appear, 1. Because none but he and S[illegible: 1+ letters]nerdis were between Cyrus and this Darius. 2. Because Cambyses was known to be no friend to the Jewish Nation nor Religion; and therefore it is very improbable that these crafty, and malicious, and Industrious Enemies of the Jews would omit so great an opportunity when it was put into their hands.

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