And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.

And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial - deposited in the temple to the honour of the donors (cf. the acceptance Cornelius' prayers and alms of faith, which "came up for a memorial before God," Acts 10:4); a memorial, too, of the coronation of Joshua, to remind all of Messiah, the promised antitypical King-priest, soon to come. Helem, the same as Heldai above. So Hen [ Cheen (H2581)] (i e., favour) is another name for Josiah (i:e., God founds) above. The same persons often had two names.

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