Ezra 3:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 3:2

Worship Restored at Jerusalem

1 And when the ^aseventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem.

2 Then¹ Jeshua the son of ^aJozadak and his brethren the priests, ^band Zerubbabel the son of ^cShealtiel and his brethren, arose and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is ^dwritten in the Law of Moses the man of God.

3 Though fear had come upon them because of the people of those countries, they set the altar on its¹ bases; and they offered ^aburnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening burnt offerings.

4 ^aThey also kept the Feast of Tabernacles, ^bas it is written, and ^coffered the daily burnt offerings in the number required by ordinance for each day.

5 Afterwards they offered the ^aregular burnt offering, and those for New Moons and for all the appointed feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and those of everyone who willingly offered a freewill offering to the Lord.

6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, although the foundation of the temple of the Lord had not been laid.

7 They also gave money to the masons and the carpenters, and ^afood, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to the sea, to ^bJoppa, ^caccording to the permission which they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

Restoration of the Temple Begins

8 Now in the second month of the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, ^aZerubbabel 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 ^band appointed the Levites from twenty years old and above to oversee the work of the house of the Lord.

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American Standard Version
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

Amplified® Bible
Then stood up Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and they built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings upon it, as it is written in the instructions of Moses the man of God.

Contemporary English Version
The priest Joshua son of Jozadak, together with the other priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his relatives rebuilt the altar of Israel's God. Then they were able to offer sacrifices there by following the instructions God had given to Moses.

Darby English Version
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer up burnt-offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

Good News Bible
and Joshua son of Jehozadak, his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, together with his relatives, rebuilt the altar of the God of Israel, so that they could burn sacrifices on it according to the instructions written in the Law of Moses, the man of God.

King James Version
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

New American Standard Bible
Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers 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.

New International Version
Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, in accordance with what is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers arose and built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings on it, as the scriptures state in the law of Moses, the man of God.

Revised Standard Version
Then arose Jeshua the son of Jo'zadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerub'babel the son of She-al'ti-el with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings upon it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

Young's Literal Translation
And rise doth Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and they build the altar of the God of Israel, to cause to ascend upon it burnt-offerings, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

New English Translation
Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak¹ and his priestly colleagues² and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his colleagues³ started to build⁴ the altar of the God of Israel so they could offer burnt offerings on it as required by⁵ the law of Moses the man of God.

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