Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
In the second year - The previous time had been employed in clearing the ground, felling timber, hewing stones, and transporting them to the place, and making other necessary preparations for the commencement of the building.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Ezra 3:8:
1 Chronicles 9:11
1 Chronicles 28:11
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