Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
Then Jeshua and his sons and relatives, along with Kadmiel and his sons (who were descendants of Judah), joined together to supervise the workers building God's temple. The descendants of Henadad, with their sons and relatives who were all Levites, also helped.
The writer is showing how the religious leaders worked together as a team to oversee the rebuilding of God's temple.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place around 536 BC when the Jewish people had returned from exile in Babylon and were rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. The Levites were the priestly tribe responsible for temple worship and maintenance. Jeshua was the high priest at this time, and these families were working together to restore their place of worship after it had been destroyed decades earlier.
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