In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations of it be strongly laid; the height of it sixty cubits, and the breadth of it sixty cubits;

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Albert Barnes

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

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

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

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…

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