in the fifth. month. The month Ab (our August, App-51. V). The fast had already then been instituted to commemorate the destruction of Jerusalem on the tenth of Ab (Jeremiah 52:12; Jeremiah 52:13).
seventh month. The month Tisri (our October). The fast had already then been instituted, on the third of Tisri, to commemorate the murder of Gedaliah by Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah. See Jeremiah 40:8; Jeremiah 41:1-3; Jeremiah 41:15-18. See further notes on Zechariah 8:19.
even. Some codices omit this word.