a2:36-42
b2:41-42
c1 Chr 25:1-31
dPss 73–83
e1 Chr 9:26-27
f2 Chr 23:19
gNeh 12:25
h1 Chr 16:5
jPss 50
k73–83
l1 Chr 25:1-7

‏ 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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