Cross References And in the second year of their coming to the temple of God in Jerusalem, the second month, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue the son of Josedec, and the rest of their brethren the priests, and the Levites, and all that were come from the captivity to Jerusalem began, and they appointed Levites from twenty years old and upward, to hasten forward the work of the Lord. Numbers 4:3 From thirty years old and upward, to fifty years old, of all that go in to stand and to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant. 1 Chronicles 23:4 Of these twenty-four thousand were chosen, and distributed unto the ministry of the house of the Lord: and six thousand were the overseers and judges. 1 Chronicles 23:24 These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord from twenty years old and upward. Ezra 3:2 And Josue the son of Josedec rose up, and his brethren the priests, and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren, and they built the altar of the God of Israel that they might offer holocausts upon it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. Ezra 4:3 But Zorobabel, and Josue, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel said to them: You have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we ourselves alone will build to the Lord our God, as Cyrus king of the Persians hath commanded us. Ezra 5:16 Then came this same Sassabasar, and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it is in building, and is not yet finished. Zechariah 4:9 The hands of Zorobabel have laid the foundations of this house, and his hands shall finish it: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to you. Zechariah 6:12 And thou shalt speak to him, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: BEHOLD A MAN, THE ORIENT IS HIS NAME: and under him shall he spring up, and shall build a temple to the Lord. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And in the second year of their coming to the temple of God in Jerusalem, the second month, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue the son of Josedec, and the rest of their brethren the priests, and the Levites, and all that were come from the captivity to Jerusalem began, and they appointed Levites from twenty years old and upward, to hasten forward the work of the Lord. Zerubbabel. Ezra 3:2 And Josue the son of Josedec rose up, and his brethren the priests, and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren, and they built the altar of the God of Israel that they might offer holocausts upon it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
Numbers 4:3 From thirty years old and upward, to fifty years old, of all that go in to stand and to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant. 1 Chronicles 23:24-32 These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses, and the number of every head that did the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord from twenty years old and upward. . . . Context Temple Restoration Begins8And in the second year of their coming to the temple of God in Jerusalem, the second month, Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue the son of Josedec, and the rest of their brethren the priests, and the Levites, and all that were come from the captivity to Jerusalem began, and they appointed Levites from twenty years old and upward, to hasten forward the work of the Lord.9Then Josue and his sons and his brethren, Cedmihel, and his sons, and the children of Juda, as one man, stood to hasten them that did the work in the temple of God: the sons of Henadad, and their sons, and their brethren the Levites.… Lexicon In the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗ית (haš·šê·nîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8145: Second (an ordinal number) month בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2320: The new moon, a month of the second הַשֵּׁנִ֑י (haš·šê·nî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8145: Second (an ordinal number) year וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה (ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year after they had arrived לְבוֹאָ֞ם (lə·ḇō·w·’ām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the house בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of God הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative in Jerusalem, לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (lî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Zerubbabel זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל (zə·rub·bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2216: Zerubbabel -- 'begotten in Babylon', a leader of returning Israelite exiles son בֶּן־ (be·nōš-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Shealtiel, שְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵל (’al·tî·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7597: Shealtiel -- 'I have asked of God', an Israelite name Jeshua וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ (wə·yê·šū·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3442: Jeshua son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Jozadak, יֽוֹצָדָ֜ק (yō·w·ṣā·ḏāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3136: Jotsadak and the rest וּשְׁאָ֥ר (ū·šə·’ār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7605: Rest, residue, remnant of their associates אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם ׀ (’ă·ḥê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) including the priests, הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest the Levites, וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every who had returned הַבָּאִים֙ (hab·bā·’îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to Jerusalem יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel from the captivity, מֵהַשְּׁבִ֣י (mê·haš·šə·ḇî) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7628: Exiled, captured, exile, booty began [the work]. הֵחֵ֡לּוּ (hê·ḥêl·lū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play They appointed וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ (way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations Levites הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi twenty עֶשְׂרִ֤ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth years of age מִבֶּ֨ן (mib·ben) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son or older וָמַ֔עְלָה (wā·ma‘·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top to supervise לְנַצֵּ֖חַ (lə·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5329: To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent the construction מְלֶ֥אכֶת (mə·le·ḵeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property of the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Additional Translations In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity to Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem, and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of Jehovah. And in the second year of their coming to the house of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, and they appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, over the workmen in the house of the Lord. And in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem; and they appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to superintend the work of the house of Jehovah. Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of the LORD. Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who were come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of Yahweh. And in the second year of their coming in unto the house of God, to Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all those coming from the captivity to Jerusalem, and they appoint the Levites from a son of twenty years and upward, to overlook the work of the house of Jehovah. Jump to Previous Appointed Captivity House Jerusalem Jeshua Jozadak Levites Month Oversight Priests Remnant Rest Second Shealtiel Twenty Upward Work ZerubbabelJump to Next Appointed Captivity House Jerusalem Jeshua Jozadak Levites Month Oversight Priests Remnant Rest Second Shealtiel Twenty Upward Work ZerubbabelExternal Links Ezra 3:8 NIVEzra 3:8 NLT Ezra 3:8 ESV Ezra 3:8 NASB Ezra 3:8 ASV Ezra 3:8 Bible Apps Ezra 3:8 Biblia Paralela Ezra 3:8 Chinese Bible Ezra 3:8 French Bible Ezra 3:8 German Bible Alphabetical: the after age all and appointed appointing arrival at began brothers building came captivity coming from God had house In Jerusalem Jerusalem Jeshua Jozadak Levites LORD month Now of older oversee priests rest returned second Shealtiel son supervise the OT History: Ezra 3:8 Now in the second year of their (Ezr. Ez) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |