And 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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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
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)