Sheshbazzar] It seems probable that this was the Persian or Babylonian name of Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2). In favour of the view that the same person is designated by the two names is the fact that the foundation of the Temple is ascribed to both (Ezra 5:16; Ezra 3:8), whilst the double name may be paralleled by the instances of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah (Daniel 1:6), Eliakim, and Mattaniah (2 Kings 23:34; 2 Kings 24:17). But some distinguish between the two (as is done in 1Es 6:18), and either regard Sheshbazzar as identical with Shenazzar the uncle of Zerubbabel, or take him to be a Persian commissioner accompanying Zerubbabel (for although he is here called the prince of Judah, i.e. the representative of Judah's royal line, the LXX in Ezra 5:14 styles him 'the guardian over the treasure,' or 'treasury').

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