[2] Jewish tradition states that Ezra is the author of Ezra-Nehemiah as well as the Book of Chronicles,[3] but modern scholars generally accept that a compiler from the 5th century BCE (the so-called "Chronicler") is the final author of these books.

Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;

[9] The exclusion of the Ammonites and Moabites from the sanctuary is written in Deuteronomy 23:3–6, because of two reasons (verse 2): After 12 years in Jerusalem, Nehemiah returned to the court of Artaxerxes (verse 6), but during his absence, various abuses sprang up which he had to handle emphatically as recorded in this section.

Nehemiah 10:29) and set up provisions for the regular service of the Temple (verses 30–31; cf.

[11] Thus, Nehemiah was governor of Judah from 445 to 433 BC,[17] then he stayed in Susa for an unknown period of time before returning to Jerusalem.