Ezra 4:1

Opposition to the Building Efforts

4:1 When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the former exiles ¹  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, ²  and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with their cymbals, stood to praise the Lord according to the instructions left by ³  King David of Israel. ⁴ 

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

[3:10]  ² 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).

[3:10]  ³ tn Heb “according to the hands of.”

[3:10]  ⁴ sn See Ps 107:1; 118:1, 29; 136:1. Cf. 2 Chr 5:13; 7:3; 20:21.