came with Zerubbabel. But not till after Nehemiah 1:1 Nehemiah 7:4. See note on Nehemiah 1:2; Nehemiah 1:3. In Nehemiah 7:4 no houses built, but in Haggai 1:4, houses built and yet Temple lying waste.
Jeshua. The great helper of Zerubbabel. Nehemiah. Compare Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 10:1. See note on "Shesh-bazzar", Ezra 1:8.
Seraiah. Azariah (Nehemiah 7:7). Not Seraiah the high priest, put to death with Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:18-21).
Mordecai. He had been taken in Jehoiachin's deportation (Esther 2:5; Esther 2:6).
the People of Israel. See note on Ezra 1:5. Son 2:59, Son 2:70. Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of Solomon 7:13. Son 9:1. Son 10:5. Compare 1 Kings 12:17.