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**chief** = heads: i.e. heads of houses.
**them that went up.** Most of these names appear in Ezr 2 and [Nehemiah 10](../../../kjv/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](../../../kjv/ezra/1) 0 and [Nehemiah 10](../../../kjv/nehemiah/10) .
**Artaxerxes:** i.e. Darius (Hystaspis). See App-57 and App-58 .

**by genealogy** = a lineage.

**Pahath-moab.** Compare [Ezra 2:6](../../../kjv/ezra/2/6) .

**sons of Shechaniah.** Septuagint reads "sons of Zattu, Shechaniah".

**Of.** Some codices, with one early printed edition and Septuagint, read "And of".

**sons of Shelomith.** Septuagint reads "sons of Bani, Shelomith".

**ten.** Some codices, with Syriac, read "twenty".

**last.** In contrast with others.
**these.** The only case where there were three heads. In all other cases (except [Ezra 8:14](../../../kjv/ezra/8/14) , where there are two) only one head is mentioned.

**them.** Hebrew text reads "him"; but some codices, with one early printed edition, read "them", as in Authorized Version.

**together** = out.
**Ahava.** Ahava. The name of the river, and of the city. Compare [Ezra 8:21](../../../kjv/ezra/8/21) .
**abode** = encamped.
**none of the sons of Levi.** Only priests and laymen. The Levites were slack. Compare [Ezra 2:40](../../../kjv/ezra/2/40) . Only a small number accompanied Zerubbabel ([Ezra 2:36](../../../kjv/ezra/2/36) ). Not so the priests ([Ezra 2:36-39](../../../kjv/ezra/2/36-39) ).

**for.** The Syriac and Vulgate omit the word "for" throughout this verse, and read "then sent I Eliezer", &c, as in [Ezra 8:17](../../../kjv/ezra/8/17) .
**chief men** = heads.
**men of understanding.** Figure of speech *Antimereia* (of Noun), App-6 = wise and prudent men, especially for teaching.

**Casiphia.** Not identified. Probably near Babylon.
**Nethinims.** These were the ministers of the Levites. Originally Gibeonites. See note on [Ezra 2:43](../../../kjv/ezra/2/43) .

**chief** = princes.

**offering** = heave offering. App-43 .
**all Israel.** See note on [Ezra 2:2](../../../kjv/ezra/2/2) and [1 Kings 12:17](../../../kjv/1-kings/12/17) .

**basons** = bowls.
**of** = valued at.
**fine copper, &c.** = copper shining like gold.

**holy** = a holy body. See note on [Exodus 3:5](../../../kjv/exodus/3/5) .

**By number and by weight of every one:** or, the whole by number and weight.

**Also, &c.** The fourth of the ten *Sedarim* (or cycles for public reading) begins here and goes on to [Nehemiah 2:10](../../../kjv/nehemiah/2/10) , where it ends; thus uniting the two books in one. See note, p. 632.
**children** = sons.

**commissions** = Royal decrees. Hebrew. *dath.*

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