Ezra 2:2

2:2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of Israelites ¹  was as follows: ² 

Ezra 3:2

3:2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak ³  and his priestly colleagues ⁴  and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his colleagues ⁵  started to build ⁶  the altar of the God of Israel so they could offer burnt offerings on it as required by ⁷  the law of Moses the man of God.

Ezra 5:2

5:2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak began ⁸  to rebuild the temple of God in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

Nehemia 7:7

7:7 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

The number of Israelite men ⁹  was as follows:

Nehemia 12:1

The Priests and the Levites Who Returned to Jerusalem

12:1 These are the priests and Levites who returned ¹⁰  with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Hagai 1:1

Introduction

1:1 On the first day of the sixth month ¹¹  of King Darius’ ¹²  second year, the Lord spoke this message through the prophet Haggai ¹³  to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak: ¹⁴ 

Hagai 2:3

2:3 ‘Who among you survivors saw the former splendor of this temple? ¹⁵  How does it look to you now? Isn’t it nothing by comparison?

Zakharia 4:6

4:6 Therefore he told me, “These signify the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ ¹⁶  says the Lord who rules over all.”

[2:2]  ¹ tn Heb “men of the people of Israel.”

[2:2]  ² tn The words “was as follows” are not in the Hebrew text but are used in the translation for clarity.

[3:2]  ³ sn Jozadak (also in 3:8) is a variant spelling of Jehozadak.

[3:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “his brothers the priests.”

[3:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “his brothers.”

[3:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “arose and built.”

[3:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “written in.” Cf. v. 4.

[5:2]  ⁸ tn Aram “arose and began.” For stylistic reasons this has been translated as a single concept.

[7:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “the men of the people of Israel.” Some English versions translate as “the people from Israel” (NCV) or “the Israelite people” (NRSV), but “men” should be retained because the following numbers presumably include only adult males.

[12:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “who went up.”

[1:1]  ¹¹ sn The first day of the sixth month was Elul 1 according to the Jewish calendar; August 29, 520 b.c. according to the modern (Julian) calendar.

[1:1]  ¹² sn King Darius is the Persian king Darius Hystaspes who ruled from 522-486 b.c.

[1:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet” (בְּיַד־חַגַּי, bÿyad-khaggay). This suggests that the prophet is only an instrument of the Lord; the Lord is to be viewed as the true author (see 1:3; 2:1; Mal 1:1).

[1:1]  ¹⁴ tn The typical translation “Joshua (the) son of Jehozadak, the high priest” (cf. ASV, NASB, NIV, NRSV) can be understood to mean that Jehozadak was high priest. However, Zech 3:1, 8 clearly indicates that Joshua was high priest (see also Ezra 5:1-2; cf. NAB). The same potential misunderstanding occurs in Hag 1:12, 14 and 2:2, where the same solution has been employed in the translation.

[2:3]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “this house in its earlier splendor”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “in its former glory.”

[2:3]  sn Solomon’s temple was demolished in 586 b.c., 66 years prior to Haggai’s time. There surely would have been some older people who remembered the former splendor of that magnificent structure and who lamented the contrast to the small, unimpressive temple they were building (see Ezra 3:8-13).

[4:6]  ¹⁶ sn It is premature to understand the Spirit here as the Holy Spirit (the third Person of the Trinity), though the OT prepares the way for that NT revelation (cf. Gen 1:2; Exod 23:3; 31:3; Num 11:17-29; Judg 3:10; 6:34; 2 Kgs 2:9, 15, 16; Ezek 2:2; 3:12; 11:1, 5).