Sheshbazzar: very probably the fourth son of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, taken captive to Babylon in 598 B.C., listed in 1 Chr 3, 18
as Senneser; if so, he was the uncle of Zerubbabel (Ezr 3, 2ff); see note on 1 Chr 3, 18
.
Total … five thousand four hundred pieces: either this figure or the figures given for one or more of the items listed (vv 9f
) have been corrupted in the transmission of the text.
1, 1 :
In the first year of Cyrus: as sovereign over the world empire which began with his conquest of Babylon; that is, 538 B.C.
1, 8 :
Sheshbazzar: very probably the fourth son of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, taken captive to Babylon in 598 B.C., listed in 1 Chr 3, 18 as Senneser; if so, he was the uncle of Zerubbabel (Ezr 3, 2ff); see note on 1 Chr 3, 18 .
1, 11 :
Total … five thousand four hundred pieces: either this figure or the figures given for one or more of the items listed (vv 9f ) have been corrupted in the transmission of the text.