¶ Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
Now in the second {H8145} year {H8141} of their coming {H935} unto the house {H1004} of God {H430} at Jerusalem {H3389}, in the second {H8145} month {H2320}, began {H2490} Zerubbabel {H2216} the son {H1121} of Shealtiel {H7597}, and Jeshua {H3442} the son {H1121} of Jozadak {H3136}, and the remnant {H7605} of their brethren {H251} the priests {H3548} and the Levites {H3881}, and all they that were come out {H935} of the captivity {H7628} unto Jerusalem {H3389}; and appointed {H5975} the Levites {H3881}, from twenty {H6242} years {H8141} old {H1121} and upward {H4605}, to set forward {H5329} the work {H4399} of the house {H1004} of the LORD {H3068}.
In the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Yerushalayim, in the second month, Z'rubavel the son of Sh'alti'el, Yeshua the son of Yotzadak, the rest of their kinsmen the cohanim and L'vi'im, and all who had come out of exile to Yerushalayim began the project. They appointed the L'vi'im aged twenty and up to direct work in the house of ADONAI.
In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem, and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of Jehovah.
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Ezra 4:3
But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. -
1 Chronicles 23:4
Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges: -
Numbers 4:3
From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. -
1 Chronicles 23:24
¶ These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward. -
1 Chronicles 23:32
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy [place], and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.