¹tn Heb “the heads of their families.”
²tc The MT reads here “from the sons of Shecaniah” with no descendant identified in what follows, contrary to the pattern of the context elsewhere. However, it seems better to understand the first phrase of v. 3 with the end of v. 2; the phrase would then modify the name “Hattush.” This understanding requires emending the reading mibbene (“from the sons of”) in the MT to ben (“[the] son of”).
³tc The MT lacks “of Zattu.” The translation adopted above follows the LXX in including the words.
⁴tc The MT lacks “Bani.” It is restored on the basis of certain LXX MSS.
⁵tn Or “those who came later.” The exact meaning of this Hebrew phrase is uncertain. It may refer to the last remaining members of Adonikam’s family who were in Babylon. So, for example, H. G. M. Williamson, Ezra, Nehemiah (WBC), 108.
⁶tc The translation reads with the Qere, the Lucianic Greek recension, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Vulgate wezakkur (“and Zaccur”) rather than the Kethib of the MT, wezabbud (“and Zabbud”).
⁷tn The MT has “with him.” The translation adopted above (“with them”) is based on the reading of many medieval Hebrew manuscripts, the Lucianic Greek recension, the Syriac Peshitta, and the Vulgate.
⁸tn Or “I gathered them.”
⁹tn Heb “river.” So also in vv. 21, 31.
¹⁰tc The name “Elnathan” occurs twice in this list. Some, assuming an accidental repetition, would include it only once (cf. NAB).
¹¹tn Heb “I placed in their mouth words.”
¹²tc The translation reads with the LXX and Vulgate we’ehayw (“and his brethren”) rather than the reading ’ahiyw (“his brother”) of the MT.
¹³tn Heb “in the place called.” This phrase has not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
¹⁴tn The words “this” and “came” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
¹⁵tn Heb “brothers.”
¹⁶tn Heb “a straight way.”
¹⁷tn A number of modern translations regard this as a collective singular and translate “from enemies” (also in v. 31).
¹⁸tn Heb “his strength and his anger.” The expression is a hendiadys (one concept expressed through two terms).
¹⁹tc The translation reads weserebyah wahasabyah (“and Sherebiah and Hashabiah”) rather than the reading leserebyah hasabyah (“to Sherebiah Hashabiah”) of the MT.
²⁰tn Heb “upon their hand.”
²¹tn Possibly “100 silver vessels worth [?] talents” or “silver vessels weighing 100 talents.”
²²map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
²³tn Heb “received.”
²⁴tn Heb “from the hand of the enemy and the one who lies in wait.” Some modern translations render the latter phrase as “ambushes.”
²⁵tn Heb “upon the hand of.”
²⁶tn The words “everything was verified” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.