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Ezra 5:2

in Ezra 5

Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.

KJV

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

This verse in Ezra 5

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Then rose up Zerubbabel - Here we find three classes of men joining in the sacred work: Zerubbabel the civil governor; Jeshua the high priest or ecclesiastical governor; and Haggai and Zechariah the prophets. How glorious it is when we see the civil government joining with the sacerdotal and prophetic for the establishment and extension of true religion!

This site's exposition

the prophets Haggai and Zechariah

on Ezra 5:1-2

The prophets Haggai and Zechariah prophesy, and the halted work restarts before any new royal word arrives. This verse and Ezra 6:14 anchor both prophetic books in the narrative. Haggai's book supplies what they preached, rebuking a people who paneled their own houses while the Lord's house lay waste.

This site's exposition

rose up and began to rebuild

Adam Clarke sees three offices at work together here. Zerubbabel is the civil governor, Jeshua the high priest, and Haggai and Zechariah the prophets. Albert Barnes, citing Haggai 1:14, credits the two prophets with stirring the leaders to rise.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

15 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place. 16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.

quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

It was in the second year of the reign of Darius Hystaspes that the work, after a long interruption, was resumed. At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river--The Persian empire west of the Euphrates included at this time Syria, Arabia, Egypt, Phœnicia, and other provinces subject to Darius.

quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-curly-quotes

Began to build - i. e., “made a second beginning” - recommenced the uncompleted work. Helping them - By infusing zeal into the people (see Hag 1:12).

The words behind it

20 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • בֵּאדַ֡יִן<in> then

    bedayinH116 →57 times

  • קָ֠מוּthey arose

    kamuH6966 →

  • זְרֻבָּבֶ֤לZerubbabel

    zerubavelH2217 →

  • בַּר־[the] son of

    bar-H1247 →19 times

  • שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙Shealtiel

    shealtielH7598 →

  • וְיֵשׁ֣וּעַand Jeshua

    veyeshua'H3443 →

  • בַּר־[the] son of

    bar-H1247 →19 times

  • יֽוֹצָדָ֔קJozadak

    yotzadakH3136 →5 times

  • וְשָׁרִ֣יוand they began

    vesharivH8271 →

  • לְמִבְנֵ֔אto build

    lemivne'H1124 →22 times

  • בֵּ֥ית[the] house of

    beitH1005 →44 times

  • אֱלָהָ֖א<the> God

    ʾelaha'H426 →95 times

  • דִּ֣יwhich

    diH1768 →345 times

  • בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם[is] in Jerusalem

    virushelemH3390 →26 times

  • וְעִמְּה֛וֹןand [were] with them

    veimehonH5974 →22 times

  • נְבִיַּיָּ֥אprophets the

    neviaiya'H5029 →4 times

  • דִֽי־of

    di-H1768 →345 times

  • אֱלָהָ֖א<the> God

    ʾelaha'H426 →95 times

  • מְסָעֲדִ֥יןsupporting

    mesaadinH5583 →

  • לְהֽוֹן׃ פ<obj.> them

    lehon

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Ezra 3:2

    Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it,…

    it leads to

    • Luke 3:27

      the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

    • Haggai 1:1

      In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of…

    • Ezra 2:2

      accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

    • 1 Chronicles 3:17

      The descendants of Jeconiah the captive:

  • Through

    Zechariah 6:11

    Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.

    it leads to

    • Zechariah 3:1

      Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

    • Psalms 21:3

      For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.

    • Song of Solomon 3:11

      Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother bestowed on the day of his wedding— the day of his heart’s rejoicing.

  • Through

    Ezra 6:14

    So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees…

    it leads to

    • Ezra 7:1

      Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

Where this verse is studied

About Ezra

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.