chief. heads.
who were. Some codices, with one early printed edition and "Vulgate, read "and the".
shouted aloud for joy. Thus fulfilling Jeremiah 33:10; Jeremiah 33:11.
Related Commentaries of Ezra 3:12
Ezra 3:12
12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: