Ezra 3
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Rebuilding the Temple (3:7–13)
7–9 Here Ezra describes the laying of the temple’s foundation. As in the days of David and Solomon, the people obtained cedar logs from Sidon and Tyre, two cities of Lebanon just north of Israel (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:10).
10–13 When the foundation was laid, the people rejoiced and praised God. But a few people old enough to have seen Solomon’s temple while it was still standing wept when they realized they would never be able to duplicate the glory of that former temple.