Ezra 5:2

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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.

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Interpretation

The building of the temple was stopped about fifteen years. Then they had two good ministers, who urged them to go on with the work.

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This thought runs through Ezra 5:1-2.

Ezra 5:1 Ezra 5:2

Glossary

Jerusalem Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
Shealtiel Person: Asked for of God, father of Zerubbabel ( Ezra 3:2 , 8; Neh. 12:1 ).
Zerubbabel Person: The seed of Babylon, the son of Salathiel or Shealtiel ( Hag. 1:1 ; Zorobabel, Matt. 1:12 ); called also the son of Pedaiah ( 1 Chr. 3:17-19 ), i. e.