Ezra 3:8

Rebuilding the Temple

⁸ Now in the second month of the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, _n Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of ₁ Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began work _o and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.

Cross References
Ezra 3:2
Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
Ezra 4:3
But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel said to them, "You may do nothing with us to build a house for our God; but we alone will build to the LORD God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.

Cross References
1 Chronicles 23:4
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the LORD, six thousand were officers and judges.
1 Chronicles 23:24
These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses - the heads of the fathers' houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and above.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ezra 3:8

Strong's Concordance

Ezra 3:8

Now in the secondH8145 yearH8141 of their comingH935 unto the houseH1004 of GodH430 at Jerusalem,H3389 in the secondH8145 month,H2320 beganH2490 ZerubbabelH2216 the sonH1121 of Shealtiel,H7597 and JeshuaH3442 the sonH1121 of Jozadak,H3136 and the remnantH7605 of their brethrenH251 the priestsH3548 and the Levites,H3881 and all they that were come outH935 of the captivityH7628 unto Jerusalem;H3389 and appointedH5975 the Levites,H3881 from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upward,H4605 to set forwardH5329 the workH4399 of the houseH1004 of the LORD.H3068

Notes

Now in the second month of the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began work and appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above to oversee the work of the house of the LORD.

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