unto this day] See 1 King. VIII. 8. 1 Chron. IV. 41. till Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuzaradan burnt all, 2 King. XXV. 9. If Ezra writ these Books of the Chronicles after the returne from the Babylonish Captivity, then this phrase must be understood as a Proverbial speech, to signifie a long time. See the Observations on Deut. XV. 17.