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Ezra 2:68
When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
from Offerings by the Exiles, Ezra 2:68-70
What it says

When they arrive at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some family heads give freewill offerings to rebuild God's house on its original site.

What it is doing

It shows the return expressing itself in willing support for restored worship.

In context

68When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site. 69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments. 70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.