Ezra 3:6

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,

Ezra 3:10

3:10 When the builders established the Lord’s temple, the priests, ceremonially attired and with their clarions, ³  and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with their cymbals, stood to praise the Lord according to the instructions left by ⁴  King David of Israel. ⁵ 

¹ tn Or “the foundation of the LORD’s temple was not yet laid.

² tn Heb “the sons of the exile.”

³ sn This was a long, straight, metallic instrument used for signal calls, rather than the traditional ram’s horn (both instruments are typically translated “trumpet” by English versions).

⁴ tn Heb “according to the hands of.”

⁵ sn See Ps 107:1; 118:1, 29; 136:1. Cf. 2 Chr 5:13; 7:3; 20:21.