Ezra 1:4 Commentary - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Whosoever remaineth; who, when his brethren were gone up, was desirous to go with them, but forced to tarry there for want of necessaries for his journey.
Let the men of his place help him; I require my officers to take care that they may be supplied, either by the voluntary contributions of the people, or by a moderate tax to be laid either only upon those Jews who were resolved to stay, or upon the Gentiles also, which the Persian monarchs, being absolute, had a power to do; and which was the more reasonable, because the king himself submitted to it, and bore a great part of the burden, and because it was for the house of that great God to whom they all owed their present peace and great felicity.
With silver and with gold, which upon this occasion I give you leave to transport.
Consult other comments:
Ezra 1:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ezra 1:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Ezra 1:4 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Ezra 1:4 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Ezra 1:4 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Ezra 1:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Ezra 1:4 - Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Ezra 1:4 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Ezra 1:4 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Ezra 1:4 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ezra 1:4 - 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.