John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 3:2
Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak ,.... Who was the high priest, and the proper person to give the lead in the following work: and his brethren the priests ; the common priests, very fit to join him, and assist him in it: and Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel ; the prince and governor of Judah, whose presence was necessary to give countenance to the work, and animate to it: and his brethren ; the princes and heads of the people, particularly those mentioned Ezra 2:2 and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 3:1-7
Here is, I. A general assembly of the returned Israelites at Jerusalem, in the seventh month, Ezra 3:1. We may suppose that they came from Babylon in the spring, and must allow at least four months for the journey, for so long Ezra and his company were in coming, Ezra 7:9. The seventh month therefore soon came, in which many of the feasts of the Lord were to be solemnized; and then they gathered themselves together by agreement among themselves, rather than by the command of authority, to... read more