Ezra 5:16
5:16 Then this Sheshbazzar went and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. From that time to the present moment 1 it has been in the process of being rebuilt, although it is not yet finished.’
Ezra 8:15
The Exiles Travel to Jerusalem
8:15 I had them assemble 2 at the canal 3 that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I observed that the people and the priests were present, but I found no Levites there.
Ezra 8:25
8:25 and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God – items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed.
1 tn Aram “from then and until now.”
2 tn Or “I gathered them.”
3 tn Heb “river.” So also in vv. 21, 31.