Ezra 2:36-42
Summary for Ezra 2:36-42: 2:36-42 a the priests ... the Levites: Only seventy-four Levites returned to Jerusalem—a very low number. Ezra later worked hard to get thirty-eight more to come with him (see study note on 8:18).Summary for Ezra 2:41-42: 2:41-42 b The singers played instruments and sang for worship at the Temple (1 Chr 25:1-31 c; Pss 73–83 d) while the gatekeepers regulated the Temple gates and storehouses (1 Chr 9:26-27 e; 2 Chr 23:19 f; Neh 12:25 g).
• Asaph was one of the three Levites David had appointed to conduct music at the Temple (1 Chr 16:5 h, 7 i), and he wrote a collection of psalms (Pss 50 j, 73–83 k). His family carried on his work (1 Chr 25:1-7 l).
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