In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
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It is difficult to reconcile the dimensions here with expressions in Zechariah (Zechariah 4:10), Haggai (Haggai 2:3), and e…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Strongly laid. — Thy foundation shall be laid (Isaiah 44:28). The decree adds a word that signifies "with suf…
John Gill
JohnGill
In the first year of Cyrus the king; the same Cyrus the king
made a decree concerning the house of God a…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
When God's time has come for fulfilling His gracious purposes concerning His church, He will raise up instruments to do it, from whom such good ser…
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Albert Barnes
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