Ezra 3:2

3:2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak ¹  and his priestly colleagues ²  and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his colleagues ³  started to build ⁴  the altar of the God of Israel so they could offer burnt offerings on it as required by ⁵  the law of Moses the man of God.

Ezra 3:8

3:8 In the second year after they had come to the temple of God in Jerusalem, ⁶  in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak initiated the work, ⁷  along with the rest of their associates, ⁸  the priests and the Levites, and all those who were coming to Jerusalem from the exile. They appointed ⁹  the Levites who were at least twenty years old ¹⁰  to take charge of the work on the Lord’s temple.

Ezra 5:2

5:2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak began ¹¹  to rebuild the temple of God in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

¹ sn Jozadak (also in 3:8) is a variant spelling of Jehozadak.

² tn Heb “his brothers the priests.”

³ tn Heb “his brothers.”

⁴ tn Heb “arose and built.”

⁵ tn Heb “written in.” Cf. v. 4.

⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

⁷ tn Heb “began”; the phrase “the work” is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “their brothers.”

⁹ tn Heb “stood.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “from twenty years and upward.”

¹¹ tn Aram “arose and began.” For stylistic reasons this has been translated as a single concept.