Ezra 3:12 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers` [houses], the old 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:

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Wept ... shouted ... for joy - Compare the marginal reference and (Zechariah 4:10). It is implied that the dimensions o…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

But many of the priests and Levites ... wept with a loud voice. —This most affecting scene requires the comment of Haggai 2:0 and …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

But many of the priests and Levites, and chief of the fathers,
who were ancient men

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

There was a remarkable mixture of emotions when the foundation of the temple was laid. Those who only knew the misery of having no temple at all pr…