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3:8 the second year. 536 b.c.
the second month. This is Ziv (or Iyar, April-May), the same time of year that Solomon began building the original temple (2 Chr. 3:2).
to supervise the work of the house of the Lord. This phrasing is virtually identical to the language used about Solomon’s temple (1 Chr. 23:4).