Ezra 3:9
“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: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then stood Jeshua, with his sons,.... Not Jeshua the high priest before mentioned, but Jeshua the Levite, Ezr 2:40,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Jeshua - See the marginal reference. Not the high priest, but the head of one of the two Levitical houses which had…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 3:8-13
There was no dispute among the returned Jews whether they should build the temple or no; that was immediately resolved…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
This verse presents considerable difficulty: (a) The English reader cannot fail to be struck with the awkwardness of the…