Discovery BoxEzra 2:70 
Context2:70 The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel lived in their towns.
Ezra 5:11
Context5:11 They responded to us in the following way: ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king 1 of Israel built it and completed it.
Ezra 7:7
Context7:7 In the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, Ezra brought 2 up to Jerusalem 3 some of the Israelites and some of the priests, the Levites, the attendants, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants.
Ezra 7:24
Context7:24 Furthermore, be aware of the fact 4 that you have no authority to impose tax, tribute, or toll on any of the priests, the Levites, the musicians, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or the attendants at the temple of this God.
1 sn This great king of Israel would, of course, be Solomon.
2 tc The translation reads the Hiphil singular וַיַּעֲל (vayya’al, “he [Ezra] brought up”) rather than the Qal plural וַיַּעַלוּ (vayya’alu, “they came up”) of the MT.
tn Heb “he brought”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
4 tn Aram “we are making known to you.”
