9-11. Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin--The returned captives
belonged chiefly to these tribes; but other Israelites are also
included under these names, as they all were then occupying the
territory formerly assigned to those two tribes.
It was the ninth month--that is, between the end of December and the
beginning of January, which is the coldest and most rainy season of the
year in Palestine.
all the people sat in the street--that is, the court.
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