Ezr 3:8-10 | ESV | STEP | Now in the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem , in the second month , Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak made a beginning , together with the rest of their kinsmen , the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem from the captivity . They appointed the Levites , from twenty years old and upward , to supervise the work of the house of the Lord .

a ch. 2:2; 4:3

b ch. 2:2; 4:3

c 1 Chr. 23:24

d 1 Chr. 23:4

e[See ver. 8 above]

f[See ver. 8 above]

g Neh. 10:9, 10

h 1 Chr. 6:31; 16:4-6; 25:1, 2

Ezra 3:8-10

Rebuilding the Temple

8 Now in the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, ^aZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and ^bJeshua the son of Jozadak made a beginning, together with the rest of their kinsmen, the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem from the captivity. They ^cappointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to ^dsupervise the work of the house of the Lord. 9 And ^eJeshua with his sons and his brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together ^fsupervised the workmen in the house of God, along with the ^gsons of Henadad and the Levites, their sons and brothers.

10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, ^haccording to the directions of David king of Israel.