Discovery BoxEzra 3:10 
Context3:10 When the builders established the Lord’s temple, the priests, ceremonially attired and with their clarions, 1 and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with their cymbals, stood to praise the Lord according to the instructions left by 2 King David of Israel. 3
Ezra 8:18
Context8:18 Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, 4 who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, 5 18 men,
Ezra 9:2
Context9:2 Indeed, they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race 6 has become intermingled with the local residents. Worse still, the leaders and the officials have been at the forefront of all of this!”
1 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).
2 tn Heb “according to the hands of.”
3 sn See Ps 107:1; 118:1, 29; 136:1. Cf. 2 Chr 5:13; 7:3; 20:21.
4 tn Heb “and Sherebiah.” The words “this man was” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Or “relatives” (so CEV; NRSV “kin”); also in v. 19.
6 tn Heb “the holy seed,” referring to the Israelites as God’s holy people.
