Ezra 3:9

Jeshua - See the marginal reference. Not the high priest, but the head of one of the two Levitical houses which had returned.

Together - The Hebrew phrase is very emphatic - “they stood up as one man.”

Related Commentaries of Ezra 3:9

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then stood Jeshua (f) [with] his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Laying of the Temple Foundation and the Joy of the People. Ezra 3:7 . masons. carpenters: those referred to were the men who hewed the stone...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judah: or Hodaviah, as in Ezra 2:40 .
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of G...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Refounding of the Temple 1. The seventh month] i.e. Sept.-Oct. of (probably) 537 b.c.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeshua ] not the 'Jeshua' of Ezra 3:8 (who was high priest), but a Levite ( Ezra 2:40 ).
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Together — As one man. Jeshua and Kadmiel, both of the stock of Judah, or Hodaviah ( Ezra 2:40 ), or Hodevah ( Nehemiah 7:43 ), were the two head...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Foundation of the Temple Laid Ezra 3:8-13 Foundation-laying is not always pleasant work. It means toil under ground, down in the trenches,...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The leaders in this return were evidently conscious of the matters of real importance in the life of the people. Directly they were settled in their...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If the Reader will peruse with this account what Haggai hath recorded concerning the building of the temple, the one scripture will, as it is designe...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then stood Jeshua, with his sons ,.... Not Jeshua the high priest before mentioned, but Jeshua the Levite, Ezra 2:40 , and his brethren, Kadmiel...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then stood Jeshua [with] his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then stood Jeshua with his sons This person was not the high- priest, so called, but a Levite, of whom see Ezra 2:40 . To set forward the workmen...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE ALTAR AND SACRIFICES RESUMED (vv. 1-8) Though the building of the temple did not begin until the second month of the second year (v. 8), the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Foundation of the Temple Laid. B. C. 535....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeshua; not the high priest so called, but a Levite, of whom see Ezra 2:40 . To set forward the workmen; by their presence and favour to encou...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Preparation Of The Foundations For The New Temple And The Reaction Of The People ( Ezra 3:8-13 ). In the seventh month of the first year of th...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains— 1. The rebuilding of the altar ( Ezra 3:1-3 a ). 2. The renewal of the sacrificial worsh...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezra 3:1 . The seventh month, and the tenth day was the great and holy day of atonement, as explained in Leviticus 16 . They had left Babylon in...
The Biblical Illustrator

And when the seventh month was come. Rebuilding the temple I. They began by re-establishing the worship and service of the holy place. They set...
The Biblical Illustrator

From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt-offerings unto the Lord. The full establishment of religious services precedes...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

§ 3. REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE AND OPPOSITION MADE TO IT . EXPOSITION LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE TEMPLE A...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Foundation of the Temple Laid
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah (or Hodaviah), together, all agreed on a plan of action,...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezra 2:40 ; Nehemiah 7:43
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Joshua — Not the high — priest so called, but a Levite, of whom see Ezra 2:40 . To set forward — To encourage them to a vigorous prosecution of th...

⁹ Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah,e together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.

Related Commentaries of Ezra 3:9

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezra 3:9