[153-1] The satraps were the governors of the provinces, who ruled under
the king and were accountable to him.
[154-2] These were the sacred "vessels that were taken out of the temple
of the house of God which was at Jerusalem."
[154-3] The terms _Chaldea_ and _Babylonia_ were used practically
synonymously.
[154-4] _Babel_ is a shortened form of _Babylon_.