Nehemiah 7:70 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

The Tirshatha, i.e. the governor, to wit, Nehemiah. So it is no wonder that the number of the monies, and other things here contributed, differ from that Ezr 2, because this is another collection; that was made in Zerubbabel's time, and this in Ezra s.

Nehemiah 7:70

70 And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.