Ezra 6:3 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NASB

In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, let the temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt, and let its foundations be repaired, its height being sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits,

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

It is difficult to reconcile the dimensions here with expressions in Zechariah (Zechariah 4:10), Haggai (Haggai 2:3), and e…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Strongly laid. — Thy foundation shall be laid (Isaiah 44:28). The decree adds a word that signifies "with suf…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

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

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

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…