 | Richard Graves - 1829 - 528 pages
...having taken place we have direct testimony. " Many," says Ezra, * " of the Priests and Le" vites, and chief of the Fathers, who were ancient men, " that had seen the first house; when the foundation of this " house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice:" Doubtless from the... | |
 | William Paley - 1830 - 474 pages
...always natural in such circumstances. This is described in the book of Ezra with much simplicity ; ' But many of the priests and Levites, and chief of...ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice.' Now the prophet Haggai... | |
 | James A. Begg - 1830 - 264 pages
...• The second temple was greatly inferior to the first in splendour, as we read (Ezra iii. 12), " Many of the priests, and .Levites, and chief of the...ancient men, that had seen the First House, when the foundation of this House was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice." And concerning it, the... | |
 | Stephen Merrill - 1832 - 472 pages
...great shout when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites, and chief of...ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice ; and many shouted aloud... | |
 | John Pearson - 1832 - 652 pages
...tears dropped from those eyes which had beheld the former, (" For many of the priests and Lévites, and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice ;" Ezra iii. 12.) and by... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1832 - 540 pages
...conduct just. The persons who manifested such pungent grief were " the priests, and Levites, and the chief of the fathers who were ancient men, that had seen the former temple." It is true, they wept, because they well knew how infinitely this structure must fall... | |
 | Alexander Jaffray, John Barclay - 1833 - 638 pages
...any creature should share in his glory. See a very clear instance of this in Ezra, iii. 12, 13, — "But many of the priests and Levites, and chief of the fathers, 93 who were ancient, men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid... | |
 | Author of The infant Christian's first catechism - 1833 - 238 pages
...people shouted with great shouts of joy, while the stones were being laid. But there were old men there, many of the priests and Levites, and chief of the fathers, who could not join in the rejoicings of the rest. They were ancient men, who had seen the first house ;... | |
 | 1833 - 930 pages
...great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 12 o. And Moses returned the words of the people to the LORD. 9 old men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes,... | |
 | 1834 - 592 pages
...great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the House of the LORD was laid. But many of the Priests and Levites, and chief of...ancient men that had seen the first House, when the foundation of this House was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice. — EZRA iii. 11, 12.... | |
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But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice... 
