⁶ tc This line division follows the MT rather than the line division suggested by the BHS editors.

¹ tn Grk “these are the ones who cause divisions.”

³ tn Grk “that there be no divisions among you.”

¹ tn Heb “and his division and Mikloth, the leader.”

⁴ sn There were twenty-four divisions of priesthood and the priestly division of Abijah was eighth on the list according to 1 Chr 24:10.

¹ sn Many interpreters see Rom 5:1 as beginning the second major division of the letter.

³ tn Grk “serving as priest in the order of his division before God.”

² sn The divisions of the nighttime. The ancient Israelites divided the night into distinct periods, or “watches.”

³ tn Heb “and the gatekeepers by their divisions for a gate and a gate.”

² tn Heb “Indeed [or “for”] all the priests who were found consecrated themselves without guarding divisions.”

³ tn Heb “and they made a division between the two of them.”

¹ tn Heb “and stand in the sanctuary by the divisions of the house of the fathers for your brothers, the sons of the people, and a division of the house of a father for the Levites.”

¹ tn Heb “and Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each in accordance with his service for the priests and for the Levites.”

² tn The word is “armies” or “divisions” (see Exod 6:26 and the note there; cf. also 7:4). The narrative will continue to portray Israel as a mighty army, marching forth in its divisions.

³ sn Zechariah’s division would be on duty twice a year for a week at a time.

¹ tn Here and throughout the line is literally “[under] the standard of the camp of Reuben…according to their divisions.”

³ tn The sentence actually has “[those camping…are] the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions.”

³ sn For a similar threefold division of the OT scriptures, see the prologue to Sirach, lines 8-10, and from Qumran, the epilogue to 4QMMT, line 10.

⁵ sn The geographical extent of the Persian empire was vast. The division of Xerxes’ empire into 127 smaller provinces was apparently done for purposes of administrative efficiency.

² tn The traditional understanding of the chapter and verse division here is probably incorrect. The final part of v. 73 is best understood as belonging with 8:1.