CHIEF. heads: i.e. heads of houses. THEM THAT WENT UP. Most of these names appear in Ezr. and Nehemiah 10. The number is 1,496. If there were no women with them, this might be the cause of the "strange" marriages in Ezra 1. and Nehemiah 10. ARTAXERXES: i.e. Darius (Hystaspis). See App-57 and App-5... [ Continue Reading ]
BY GENEALOGY. a lineage.... [ Continue Reading ]
PAHATH-MOAB. Compare Ezra 2:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
SONS OF SHECHANIAH. Septuagint reads "sons of Zattu, Shechaniah".... [ Continue Reading ]
OF. Some codices, with one early printed edition and Septuagint, read "And of".... [ Continue Reading ]
SONS OF SHELOMITH. Septuagint reads "sons of Bani, Shelomith".... [ Continue Reading ]
TEN. Some codices, with Syriac, read "twenty".... [ Continue Reading ]
LAST. In contrast with others. THESE. The only case where there were three heads. In all other cases (except Ezra 8:14, where there are two) only one head is mentioned.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEM. Hebrew text reads "him"; but some codices, with one early printed edition, read "them", as in Authorized Version.... [ Continue Reading ]
TOGETHER. out. AHAVA. Ahava. The name of the river, and of the city. Compare Ezra 8:21. ABODE. encamped. NONE OF THE SONS OF LEVI. Only priests and laymen. The Levites were slack. Compare Ezra 2:40. Only. small number accompanied Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:36). Not so the priests (Ezra 2:36).... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. The Syriac and Vulgate omit the word "for" throughout this verse, and read "then sent. Eliezer", &c, as in Ezra 8:17. CHIEF MEN. heads. MEN OF UNDERSTANDING. Figure of speech _Antimereia_ (of Noun), App-6. wise and prudent men, especially for teaching.... [ Continue Reading ]
CASIPHIA. Not identified. Probably near Babylon. NETHINIMS. These were the ministers of the Levites. Originally Gibeonites. See note on Ezra 2:43.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHIEF. princes.... [ Continue Reading ]
OFFERING. heave offering. App-43. ALL ISRAEL. See note on Ezra 2:2 and 1 Kings 12:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
BASONS. bowls. OF. valued at. FINE COPPER, &C.. copper shining like gold.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOLY. a holy body. See note on Exodus 3:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
BY NUMBER AND BY WEIGHT OF EVERY ONE: or, the whole by number and weight.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALSO, &C. The fourth of the ten _Sedarim_ (or cycles for public reading) begins here and goes on to Nehemiah 2:10, where it ends; thus uniting the two books in one. See note, p. 632. CHILDREN. sons.... [ Continue Reading ]
COMMISSIONS. Royal decrees. Hebrew. _dath._... [ Continue Reading ]