Ezra 3:5-6

3:5 Afterward they offered the continual burnt offerings and those for the new moons and those for all the holy assemblies of the Lord and all those that were being voluntarily offered to the Lord. 3:6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. However, the Lord’s temple was not at that time established. ¹ 

Ezra 4:1

Opposition to the Building Efforts

4:1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the former exiles ²  were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,

[3:6]  ¹ tn Or “the foundation of the LORD’s temple was not yet laid.

[4:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the sons of the exile.”