Ezra 10:8

10:8 Everyone who did not come within three days would thereby forfeit all his property, in keeping with the counsel of the officials and the elders. Furthermore, he himself would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles.

Jeremiah 26:10

26:10 However, some of the officials ¹  of Judah heard about what was happening ²  and they rushed up to the Lord’s temple from the royal palace. They set up court ³  at the entrance of the New Gate of the Lord’s temple. ⁴ 

Jeremiah 26:16

26:16 Then the officials and all the people rendered their verdict to the priests and the prophets. They said, ⁵  “This man should not be condemned to die. ⁶  For he has spoken to us under the authority of the Lord our God.” ⁷ 

¹ sn These officials of Judah were officials from the royal court. They may have included some of the officials mentioned in Jer 36:12-25. They would have been concerned about any possible “illegal” proceedings going on in the temple.

² tn Heb “these things.”

³ tn Heb “they sat” or “they took their seats.” However, the context is one of judicial trial.

⁴ tn The translation follows many Hebrew mss and ancient versions in reading the word “house” (= temple) here. The majority of Hebrew mss do not have this word. It is, however, implicit in the construction “the New Gate of the Lord.”

⁵ tn Heb “Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets…”

⁶ sn Contrast v. 11.

⁷ tn Heb “For in the name of the Lord our God he has spoken to us.” The emphasis is on “in the name of…”