Ezra 2:68
in Ezra 2When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And some of the heads of fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:
KJV
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
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This verse in Ezra 2
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThat they came to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem; and yet that house, that holy and beautiful house, was now in ruins, a heap of rubbish. But, like their father Abraham, when the altar was gone they came with devotion to the place of the altar ( Gen. xiii. 4 ); and it is the character of the genuine sons of Zion that they favour even the dust thereof, Ps. cii.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"A canticle of David, when the house was built after the captivity." So far as the literal sense is concerned, the heading points to the time when the temple at Jerusalem is known to have been refurbished by Zerubbabel, son of Salathiel, after it had …
The Medieval Church1 voice
And of the leaders of the fathers, when they entered the temple of the Lord, etc. It is a great sign of devotion when someone, not only offering the due oblations, which are commanded by the law of the Lord, but also in addition to …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Yet thence must the Messiah arise. Harim - The head of one of the twenty four courses which David appointed, 1 Chron. xxiv, 8, of all which courses, some observe here are not above four or five that returned. There is another Harim mentioned above, ver. 32, but that was no priest, as this was ver. 36.
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And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord that is at Jerusalem,.... That is, when they came to the place where it formerly stood, and where were still the ruins of it: offered freely for the house of God, to set it up in its place; to rebuild it upon the spot where it formerly stood; this they did besides the freewill offerings they brought with them from Babylon.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙ | umerashei | and some of [the] heads of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הָֽאָב֔וֹת | haavot | the fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| בְּבוֹאָ֕ם | bevoam | when came they | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לְבֵ֥ית | leveit | to [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | birushalim | [is] in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| הִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙ | hitnadevu | they offered freewill offerings | H5068 → | 17 times |
| לְבֵ֣ית | leveit | for [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹ | lehaamido | to erect it | H5975 → | 521 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מְכוֹנֽוֹ׃ | mekhono | place its | H4349 → |
וּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙and some of [the] heads of
umerasheiH7218 →599 times
הָֽאָב֔וֹתthe fathers
haavotH1 →1212 times
בְּבוֹאָ֕םwhen came they
bevoamH935 →2568 times
לְבֵ֥יתto [the] house of
leveitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם[is] in Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
הִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙they offered freewill offerings
hitnadevuH5068 →17 times
לְבֵ֣יתfor [the] house of
leveitH1004 →2046 times
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
לְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹto erect it
lehaamidoH5975 →521 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
מְכוֹנֽוֹ׃place its
mekhonoH4349 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Corinthians 9:7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:17
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
- Acts 20:35
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Proverbs 11:25
A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
- Exodus 25:2
“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17
Through
2 Corinthians 8:3For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
it leads to
- Exodus 35:29
So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 35:21–22
And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 35:5
Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
- Exodus 35:29
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This page draws on Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Cassiodorus, EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 95.1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.