Albert Barnes Commentary Ezra 3:9

Albert Barnes Commentary

Ezra 3:9

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Ezra 3:9

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites." — Ezra 3:9 (ASV)

Jeshua - See the marginal reference. Not the high priest, but the head of one of the two Levitical houses which had returned.

Together - The Hebrew phrase is very emphatic - they stood up as one man.