Ezra 3:3
Context3:3 They established the altar on its foundations, even though they were in terror of the local peoples, 1 and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and the evening offerings.
Ezra 3:6
Context3:6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. However, the Lord’s temple was not at that time established. 2
Ezra 3:12
Context3:12 Many of the priests, the Levites, and the leaders 3 – older people who had seen with their own eyes the former temple while it was still established 4 – were weeping loudly, 5 and many others raised their voice in a joyous shout.