Ezra 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezra 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezra 3:1 is a verse from the book of Ezra in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves toget..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezra 3:1 — KJV
“And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.”
— Ezra 3:1 (KJV)
Ezra 3:1 in Context — About the Book of Ezra
Ezra records the first waves of return from Babylonian exile — rebuilding the altar, then the temple, against opposition and discouragement. Ezra himself arrives as a scribe devoted to studying, obeying, and teaching God's Word, modeling how revival begins with Scripture and honest confession.
Cross-References for Ezra 3:1
“Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:1: come, children, israel
“But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:1: children, israel, cities
“So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:1: children, cities, people
“So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:1: seventh, month, children
“And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.”
Shares key themes with Ezra 3:1: israel, people, gathered
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