2tn The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT).
3tc The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew MSS and ancient versions בְּעָרֵיהֶם (be’arehem, “in their towns”), rather than the reading בֶּעָרִים (be’arim, “in the towns”) found in the MT. Cf. Neh 7:72 HT [7:73 ET].
4tn The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5tnHeb “to.”
6map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
7snJozadak (also in 3:8) is a variant spelling of Jehozadak.
8tnHeb “his brothers the priests.”
9tnHeb “his brothers.”
10tnHeb “arose and built.”
11tnHeb “written in.” Cf. v. 4.
12tnHeb “the peoples of the lands.”
13tn The Hebrew phrase אֶת חַג־הַסֻּכּוֹת (’et khag-hassukot, “festival of huts” [or “shelters”]) is traditionally known as the Feast of Tabernacles. The rendering “booths” (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV) is probably better than the traditional “tabernacles” in light of the meaning of the term סֻכָּה (sukkah, “hut; booth”), but “booths” are frequently associated with trade shows and craft fairs in contemporary American English. The nature of the celebration during this feast as a commemoration of the wanderings of the Israelites after they left Egypt suggests that a translation like “temporary shelters” is more appropriate.
14tnHeb “according to what is written.”
15tn Heb “by number.”
16tn Or “the foundation of the LORD’s temple was not yet laid.
17tnHeb “silver.”
18map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
19map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
20tnHeb “to the sea”
21map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
22tnHeb “began”; the phrase “the work” is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
23tnHeb “their brothers.”
24tnHeb “stood.”
25tnHeb “from twenty years and upward.”
26tnHeb “brothers.”
27sn The name יְהוּדָה (Yehudah; cf. KJV, ASV, NASB “Judah”) is probably a variant of Hodaviah (see Ezra 2:40; cf. NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT).
28tnHeb “brothers.”
29sn This was a long, straight, metallic instrument used for signal calls, rather than the traditional ram’s horn (both instruments are typically translated “trumpet” by English versions).