The Pulpit Commentary on Ezra 4:20

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Mighty kings. David and Solomon best answer to this description, possessing as they did a kingdom which extended from the Euphrates to the borders of Egypt (1 Kings 4:21, 1 Kings 4:24), and drawing tribute from the various petty princes or chiefs of the nations dwelling within those limits (2 Samuel 8:6-12; 1 Kings 10:14, 1 Kings 10:25).

Josiah had perhaps, more recently, possessed an almost equally extensive sway.

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