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**Haggai.** The prophet of that name. In the second year of Darius ([Haggai 1:1](../../../kjv/haggai/1/1) ), "sixth month".
**Zechariah.** The prophet of that name. In the second year of Darius, "eighth month" ([Zechariah 1:1](../../../kjv/zechariah/1/1) ).
**GOD.** Chaldee. *'elah* (sing). Same as Eloah. App-4 .
**of Israel.** Still "Israel", because representative of the whole nation. See note on [1 Kings 12:17](../../../kjv/1-kings/12/17) .
**even unto them:** or "[which was] over them".

**governor.** Chaldee. *pechah* (modern "Pasha"). Tatnai was governor in Syria, Zerubbabel was governor in Judah. Compare verses: [Ezra 5:6](../../../kjv/ezra/5/6) , [Ezra 5:14](../../../kjv/ezra/5/14) , [Ezra 5:6](../../../kjv/ezra/5/6) , [Ezra 7:13](../../../kjv/ezra/7/13) ; [Ezra 8:36](../../../kjv/ezra/8/36) . [Daniel 3:2](../../../kjv/daniel/3/2) , [Daniel 3:3](../../../kjv/daniel/3/3) , [Daniel 3:27](../../../kjv/daniel/3/27) ; [Daniel 6:7](../../../kjv/daniel/6/7) ; and [Haggai 1:1](../../../kjv/haggai/1/1) , [Haggai 1:14](../../../kjv/haggai/1/14) ; [Haggai 2:2](../../../kjv/haggai/2/2) , [Haggai 2:21](../../../kjv/haggai/2/21) .
**companions** = colleagues or associates.
**commanded you** = made a decree to you; given a firman.
**make up** = build. So the wall had already been built by Nehemiah. See the Chronological Structure, p. 617, and notes on p. 618; and App-58 .

**said** = told. Chaldee. *'amar,* which must be followed by the words spoken (which are given in next clause).
**we.** Note this pronoun (first person sing, and plural), Here, and [Ezra 7:27](../../../kjv/ezra/7/27) , [Ezra 9:15](../../../kjv/ezra/9/15) , and [Nehemiah 1:1](../../../kjv/nehemiah/1/1) [Nehemiah 7:73](../../../kjv/nehemiah/7/73) ; [Nehemiah 12:27-43](../../../kjv/nehemiah/12/27-43) ; [Nehemiah 13:4-31](../../../kjv/nehemiah/13/4-31) . Septuagint, Syriac, and Arab, read "they".
**after this manner.** [Ezra 5:4](../../../kjv/ezra/5/4) should be rendered "we told them what the names were, accordingly the names of the men", &c. It is not a question.
**men.** As in [Ezra 4:21](../../../kjv/ezra/4/21) .
**make this building.** Hebrew "build this building". Figure of speech *Polyptoton* ( App-6 ), for emphasis.

**the eye.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* App-6 . elders. Chaldee. *sib* = grey, hoary. Used only of Ezra here and [Ezra 6:7](../../../kjv/ezra/6/7) , [Ezra 6:8](../../../kjv/ezra/6/8) , [Ezra 6:14](../../../kjv/ezra/6/14) .
**Darius.** See note on [Ezra 4:5](../../../kjv/ezra/4/5) .
**answer.** See note on [Ezra 4:17](../../../kjv/ezra/4/17) .

**Tatnai.** His name has been recently found in a contract.
**Apharsachites.** See note on [Ezra 4:9](../../../kjv/ezra/4/9) .

**province.** Compare [Nehemiah 1:3](../../../kjv/nehemiah/1/3) .
**great** = rolling: i.e. too heavy to be moved without rolling.

**chief** = head.

**the GOD of heaven.** See note on [2 Chronicles 36:23](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/36/23) . GOD. Chaldee. *'elah.* Same as Eloah. App-4 .
**these many years ago.** Neh 500 years.
**and set up.** Compare [1 Kings 6:1](../../../kjv/1-kings/6/1) .

**gave them.** Compare [2 Kings 24:2](../../../kjv/2-kings/24/2) ; [2 Kings 25:8-11](../../../kjv/2-kings/25/8-11) .

**Cyrus.** Compare [Ezra 1:1](../../../kjv/ezra/1/1) .
**Babylon.** Included now with Persia. Compare [Ezra 6:1](../../../kjv/ezra/6/1) .[Nehemiah 13:6](../../../kjv/nehemiah/13/6) .

**the vessels.** Compare [Ezra 1:7](../../../kjv/ezra/1/7) , [Ezra 1:8](../../../kjv/ezra/1/8) ; [Ezra 6:5](../../../kjv/ezra/6/5) .
**Sheshbazzar.** See note on [Ezra 1:8](../../../kjv/ezra/1/8) . This was Nehemiah, who was present, though the stone was actually laid by Zeruhbabel ([Zechariah 4:9](../../../kjv/zechariah/4/9) ).

**carry them into** = set them down, or deposit them in.
**is** = is to be.

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