Verse 6
Then Ezra rose up. In response to Shechaniah.
Johanan. The son of Eliashib, the high priest who succeeded Joiakim, the successor of Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:10 , Nehemiah 12:23 ).
came thither. According to Syriac and Arabic = "lodged (or spent the night) there".
mourned. Compare the first occurance of Hebrew ' abal . Genesis 37:34 .
transgression = unfaithfulness. Hebrew. ma'al. App-44 . Compare Ezra 10:2 ; Ezra 10:10 .
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