Ezra 5:2

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	בֵּאדַ֡יִן be.Da.yin	H116	then (of time) · preposition + adverb
up	קָ֠מוּ Ka.mu	H6966	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Zerubbabel	זְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל ze.ru.ba.Vel	H2217	Zerubbabel · proper noun, a man's name
son	בַּר bar-	H1247	a son · noun, common both genders singular construct
Shealtiel	שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ she.'al.ti.'El	H7598	Shealtiel · proper noun, a man's name
Jeshua	וְיֵשׁ֣וּעַ ve.ye.Shu.a'	H3443	Jeshua · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
son	בַּר bar-	H1247	a son · noun, common both genders singular construct
Jozadak	יֽוֹצָדָ֔ק yo.tza.Dak	H3136	Jotsadak · proper noun, a man's name
began	וְשָׁרִ֣יו ve.sha.Riv	H8271	to free · conjunction + verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine plural
build	לְמִבְנֵ֔א le.miv.Ne'	H1124	to build · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
house	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1005	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common both genders singular construct
God	אֱלָהָ֖א 'e.la.Ha'	H426	God · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
Jerusalem	בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם vi.ru.she.Lem	H3390	Jerusalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
them	וְעִמְּה֛וֹן ve.'i.me.Hon	H5974	adverb or preposition · conjunction + preposition + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
prophets	נְבִיַּיָּ֥א ne.vi.'ai.ya'	H5029	a prophet · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
God	אֱלָהָ֖א 'e.la.Ha'	H426	God · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
helping	מְסָעֲדִ֥ין me.sa.'a.Din	H5583	to aid · verb, piel active participle, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Ezra 3:2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded th…
Ezra 6:14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they…
Zechariah 3:1-4 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
Haggai 1:12-15 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice…
Haggai 2:4-9 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of…
Haggai 2:20-23 And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
Zechariah 4:6-9 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spir…
Zechariah 6:11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:1-2

Some reckon that the building of the temple was suspended for only nine years; I am willing to believe that fifteen years were the utmost. During this time they had an altar and a tabernacle, which no doubt they made use of. When we cannot do what we would we must do what we can in the service of God, and be sorry we can do no better. But the counsellors that were hired to hinder the work (Ezr 4:5) told them, and perhaps with a pretence to inspiration, that the time had not come for the building of the temple (Hag 1:2), urging that it was long ere the time came for the building of Solomon's temple; and thus the people were made easy in their own ceiled houses, while God's house lay waste. No…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 5:2

Then rose up Zerubbabel . . . and Jeshua . . . began to build the house of God--The strong appeals and animating exhortations of these prophets gave a new impulse to the building of the temple. It was in the second year of the reign of Darius Hystaspes that the work, after a long interruption, was resumed.

Adam Clarke on Ezra 5:2

Then rose up Zerubbabel - Here we find three classes of men joining in the sacred work: Zerubbabel the civil governor; Jeshua the high priest or ecclesiastical governor; and Haggai and Zechariah the prophets. How glorious it is when we see the civil government joining with the sacerdotal and prophetic for the establishment and extension of true religion!

John Gill on Ezra 5:2

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak,.... Whose spirits were stirred up and quickened by the ministry of the prophets, the Lord accompanying it by his Spirit, Haggai 1:12, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem; to go on with the building of it; for they had laid the foundation before, and perhaps had carried it up to some little height, at least, before they ceased from it, Ezra 3:10 and with them were the prophets of God helping them; with words of counsel, comfort, and exhortation, directing and encouraging them, and promising them protection and success: these are the prophets before named.

Dictionary and topics

Jozadak — (whom Jehovah has made just). (Ezra 3:2,8; 5:2; 10:18; Nehemiah 12:26) The contracted form of Jehozadak.
Shealtiel — Asked for of God, father of Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2, 8; Neh. 12:1).
Temple, the Second — After the return from captivity, under Zerubbabel (q.v.) and the high priest Jeshua, arrangements were almost immediately made to reorganize the long-desolated kingdom. The body of pilgrims, forming…
Zerubbabel — The seed of Babylon, the son of Salathiel or Shealtiel (Hag. 1:1; Zorobabel, Matt. 1:12); called also the son of Pedaiah (1 Chr. 3:17-19), i.e., according to a frequent usage of the word “son;” the…
Jehozadak · A priest of the exile — A priest of the exile
Jeshua · .Contends with those who — .Contends with those who
Prophets · Were called: Prophets of God — Were called: Prophets of God
Shealtiel · Father of Zerubbabel and an ancestor of Jesus — Father of Zerubbabel and an ancestor of Jesus
Temple, The Second · Resumed by Zerubbabel and Jeshua — Resumed by Zerubbabel and Jeshua
Zerubbabel · from — from

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezra 5:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 5:2

Adam Clarke on Ezra 5:2

John Gill on Ezra 5:2

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 5:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:1-2

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 5:2

Adam Clarke on Ezra 5:2

John Gill on Ezra 5:2

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 5:1-2

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 5:2

Rashi on Ezra 5:2