Ezra 1:1 Commentary - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to wit, of his empire or reign in Babylon; for he had now been king of Persia for many years. Stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, i.e. put into him a mind and will to his work.
Consult other comments:
Ezra 1:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ezra 1:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Ezra 1:1 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Ezra 1:1 - B.H. Carroll's An Interpretation of the English Bible
Ezra 1:1 - Through the Bible Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Ezra 1:1 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Ezra 1:1 - College Press Bible Study Textbook Series
Ezra 1:1 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Ezra 1:1 - James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
Ezra 1:1 - Expositors Bible Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Ezra 1:1 - Everett's Study Notes on the Holy Scriptures
Ezra 1:1 - F. B. Hole's Old and New Testaments Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - F.B. Meyer's Through the Bible Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - Gaebelein's Annotated Bible (Commentary)
Ezra 1:1 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Ezra 1:1 - Grant's Commentary on the Bible
Ezra 1:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Ezra 1:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Ezra 1:1 - Commentaries on the New Testament and Prophets
Ezra 1:1 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Ezra 1:1 - Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
Ezra 1:1 - William Kelly Major Works (New Testament)
Ezra 1:1 - The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann
Ezra 1:1 - A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical by Lange
Ezra 1:1 - Expositions Of Holy Scripture by Alexander MacLaren
Ezra 1:1 - An Exposition on the Whole Bible
Ezra 1:1 - Church Pulpit Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - The People's Bible by Joseph Parker
Ezra 1:1 - Peake's Commentary on the Bible
Ezra 1:1 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Ezra 1:1 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Ezra 1:1 - The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Ezra 1:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
Ezra 1:1 - The Bible of the Expositor and the Evangelist by Riley
Ezra 1:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Ezra 1:1 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Ezra 1:1 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ezra 1:1 - You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley
Ezra 1:1 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole (1624–1679) wrote English Annotations on the Holy Bible, completing the chapters as far as Isaiah 58 before his death in 1679. The rest of the Annotations were completed by friends and colleagues among his Nonconformist brethren. The first printing of the completed edition was in 1685, 2 volumes folio, followed by editions in 1688, 1696 (with valuable chapter outlines added by the editors, Samuel Clark and Edward Veale), and the 4th and definitive edition in 1700, the basis of all others.