John Gill Commentary Ezra 3:9

John Gill Commentary

Ezra 3:9

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Ezra 3:9

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
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)

Then stood Jeshua, with his sons
Not Jeshua the high priest before mentioned, but Jeshua the Levite, (Ezra 2:40) ,

and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together ;
the same with Hodaviah, (Ezra 2:40)

to set forward the workmen in the house of God ;
to give them orders to begin and lay the foundation, and hasten and animate them to it:

the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites :
two of this man's sons are mentioned in (Nehemiah 3:18Nehemiah 3:24) (10:9) .