Ezr 5:2
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
    {a} helping them.

    (a) Who encouraged them to go forward, and cursed them
        because they were more careful to build their own
        houses, than zealous to build the temple of God.

Ezr 5:4
5:4 {b} Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the
    names of the men that make this building?

    (b) That is, the enemies asked this, as in @Ezr 5:10.

Ezr 5:5
5:5 But the {c} eye of their God was upon the elders of the
    Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the
    matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by
    letter concerning this [matter].

    (c) His favour and the spirit of strength.

Ezr 5:11
5:11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the
     servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the
     house that was builded these many years ago, which a {d}
     great king of Israel builded and set up.

     (d) That is, Solomon.

Ezr 5:13
5:13 But in the {e} first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon [the
     same] king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

     (e) Read @Ezr 1:1,2.

Ezr 5:14
5:14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of
     God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that [was]
     in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon,
     those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon,
     and they were delivered unto [one], whose name [was] {f}
     Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

     (f) Read @Ezr 1:8.

Ezr 5:17
5:17 Now therefore, if [it seem] good to the king, let there be
     search made in the king's {g} treasure house, which [is]
     there at Babylon, whether it be [so], that a decree was
     made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at
     Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us
     concerning this matter.

     (g) Meaning in the library or places where lay the register
         or record of times.



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