Is "Anshei Giv'on" connected to what came before?
Ibn Ezra #1: No. It should say v'Anshei Giv'on; the prefix Vov is omitted.
Ibn Ezra: Yes. Melatyah and Yidon were Anshei Giv'on veha'Mitzpah.
What is "Kisei Pachas Ever ha'Nahar"?
Rashi: They built a chair for the Pachas of Ever ha'Nahar to sit on.
Ibn Ezra #1: Kisei is a man's name. He was Pachas Ever ha'Nahar, like we find Pachas Mo'av (Ezra 2:6).
Ibn Ezra #2: Kisei is the name of a place. It is Samuch to Pachas Ever ha'Nahar. The people listed built until this place. This Perush is primary.
Who is "Pachas Ever ha'Nahar"?
Ibn Ezra #2: It is a man's name
Malbim: Those who ascended with Zerubavel or Ezra, Zerubavel was their Pechah, and afterwards Nechemyah. Those who were already in Yehudah, they were under the previous Pechah of Ever ha'Nahar; he already ruled over them. Anshei Yericho and Bnei ha'Sena'ah (2-3) ascended in the days of Ezra (so they were under Nechemyah). Anshei Giv'on veha'Mitzpah are not listed among those who ascended; they were under Pachas Ever ha'Nahar.
