And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest 1 Chronicles 6:14, he was the father of Ezra; Ezra 7:1. And Zephaniah the second priest See note on Jeremiah 29:26; 2 Kings 25:18. And the three keepers of the door These were not the ordinary porters, who were taken from among the Levites, but were priests who stood at the door to receive the offerings of the people, and thus were keepers of the sacred treasury, an office of high trust and consideration: see 2 Kings 12:9; 2 Kings 23:4. He took also out of the city a eunuch
An officer: so it is in the parallel place, 2 Kings 25:19, where, instead of seven men, we read five. Josephus agrees with the reading here. And the principal scribe of the host The muster-master-general, as we style him, or secretary of war. And threescore men that were in the midst of the city Of whom see note on 2 Kings 25:19.