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.
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Gill's Exposition
Then stood Jeshua, with his sons,.... Not Jeshua the high priest before mentioned, but Jeshua the Levite, Ezr 2:40,
and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together; the same with…
Barnes' Notes
Jeshua - See the marginal reference. Not the high priest, but the head of one of the two Levitical houses which had returned. Together - The Hebrew phrase is very emphatic - “they stood up as one…
There was no dispute among the returned Jews whether they should build the temple or no; that was immediately resolved on, and that it should be done with all speed; what comfort could they take in…
Cambridge Bible
This verse presents considerable difficulty: (a) The English reader cannot fail to be struck with the awkwardness of the final clause, -the sons of Henadad … the Levites". (b) The names here mentioned…