Discovery BoxEzekiel 8:1 
Context8:1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, 1 as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting in front of me, the hand 2 of the sovereign Lord seized me. 3
Ezekiel 9:6
Context9:6 Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women – wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!” So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.
Ezekiel 20:1
Context20:1 In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, 4 some of the elders 5 of Israel came to seek 6 the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.
Ezekiel 27:9
Context27:9 The elders of Gebal 7 and her skilled men were within you, mending cracks; 8
all the ships of the sea and their mariners were within you to trade for your merchandise. 9
1 tc The LXX reads “In the sixth year, in the fifth month, on the fifth of the month.”
sn In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month would be September 17, 592
2 tn Or “power.”
sn Hand in the OT can refer metaphorically to power, authority, or influence. In Ezekiel God’s hand being on the prophet is regularly associated with communication or a vision from God (3:14, 22; 8:1; 37:1; 40:1).
3 tn Heb “fell upon me there,” that is, God’s influence came over him.
4 sn The date would be August 14th, 591
5 tn Heb “men from the elders.”
7 sn Another Phoenician coastal city located between Sidon and Arvad.
8 tn Heb “strengthening damages.” Here “to strengthen” means to repair. The word for “damages” occurs several times in 1 Kgs 12 about some type of damage to the temple, which may have referred to or included cracks. Since the context describes Tyre in its glory, we do not expect this reference to damages to be of significant scale, even if there are repairmen. This may refer to using pitch to seal the seams of the ship, which had to be done periodically and could be considered routine maintenance rather than repair of damage.
9 sn The reference to “all the ships of the sea…within you” suggests that the metaphor is changing; previously Tyre had been described as a magnificent ship, but now the description shifts back to an actual city. The “ships of the sea” were within Tyre’s harbor. Verse 11 refers to “walls” and “towers” of the city.
