Ezra 3:2

Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak ,.... Who was the high priest, and the proper person to give the lead in the following work:

and his brethren the priests ; the common priests, very fit to join him, and assist him in it:

and Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel ; the prince and governor of Judah, whose presence was necessary to give countenance to the work, and animate to it:

and his brethren ; the princes and heads of the people, particularly those mentioned Ezra 2:2

and builded the altar of the God of Israel ; the altar of burnt offering, gave orders for the building of it, and directions about it:

to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God ; or prophet of God, as the Syriac version; see Leviticus 1:1 .