Zechariah 4:9 References
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"The hands of Zerubbabel have alaid the foundation of this house, and his hands will bfinish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
a Ezra 3:8-10, Ezra 5:16, Haggai 2:18
Ezra 3
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Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month, aZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and bappointed the Levites from twenty years and older to oversee the work of the house of the Lord.
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Then aJeshua with his sons and brothers stood united with Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah and the sons of Henadad with their sons and brothers the Levites, to oversee the workmen in the temple of God.
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Now when the builders had alaid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord baccording to the directions of King David of Israel.
Ezra 5
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'Then that Sheshbazzar came and alaid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction and it is bnot yet completed.'