Of the gatekeepers: Shallum and Telem: The Temple gatekeepers are the fourth category of men who had to send their foreign wives away. For gatekeepers see the comments on 1 Esd 1.15-16. An alternative model for this verse is:

• Among the men who were responsible for the Temple gates: Shallum and Telem.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.