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Some of the heads of fathers` [houses], when they came to the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:
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Priority at the Ruins
Commentators like Ellicott and Gill clarify that the 'house of the Lord' was not a standing building but the desolate ruins of the former temple. The returnees' first act upon arriving at this site was to willingly offer funds for its reconstruction, showing that rebuilding God's house was their highest priority.
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19th Century
Anglican
They came to the site of the house not yet built, and offered for the building.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord that is at Jerusalem<…
Presbyterian
Let no one complain of the necessary expenses of their religion. Seek first the kingdom of God, his favour and his glory, then will all other t…
