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They hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
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Verse 5. Counsellors; ministers of the king, ( Calmet.) or governors of the provinces. Tirinus.—Cyrus, who was ignorant of their machination, (Josephus) being engaged in war with the Scythians. We may easily conceive what ill-disposed ministers may do, against the inclinations of their prince. Calmet.—Darius, son of Hystaspes, who succeeded the false Smerdis, after five months’ usurpation. Calmet.
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