Ezra 3:10

Ezra 3:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the Lord, as prescribed by David king of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the directions of David king of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel.

Context of Ezra 3:10

8Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites who were twenty years old and upward to oversee the work of the house of the Lord. 9Then Jeshua with his sons and brothers stood united with Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah and the sons of Henadad with their sons and brothers the Levites, to oversee the workmen in the temple of God. Now when the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord according to the directions of King David of Israel. 11And they sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, “For He is good, for His favor is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout of joy when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy,

Ezra 3:10 word by word

וְיִסְּד֥וּ הַבֹּנִ֖ים אֶת־הֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּעֲמִידוּ֩ הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים מְלֻבָּשִׁ֜ים בַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹת וְהַלְוִיִּ֤ם בְּנֵֽי־אָסָף֙ בַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִם לְהַלֵּל֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה עַל־יְדֵ֖י דָּוִ֥יד מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• Now when the buildersבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• laidיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• of the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: appointH5975
• inלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• with trumpetsחֲצֹצְרָהchătsôtserâh · trumpetH2689
• and the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Asaphאָסָף'âsâph · AsaphH623
• with cymbalsמְצִלְתַּיִםmetsêleth · cymbalH4700
• to praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• accordingעַל‛al · uponH5921
• directionsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Ezra 3:10

• Zechariah 4:10For who has shown contempt for the day of small things? But these seven will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel--they are the eyes of the Lord roaming throughout the earth.”
• Exodus 28:40“For Aaron’s sons you shall also make tunics; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them, for glory and for beauty.
• 1 Samuel 22:18Then the king said to Doeg, “You, turn around and attack the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned around and attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
• 1 Chronicles 15:27Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers. David also wore an ephod of linen.
• Nehemiah 12:24And the heads of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to praise and give thanks, as prescribed by David the man of God, division corresponding to division.
• Numbers 10:1The Lord spoke further to Moses, saying,
• 1 Chronicles 15:24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah also were gatekeepers for the ark.
• 1 Chronicles 16:5Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with musical instruments, harps, and lyres; also Asaph played loud-sounding cymbals,
• 1 Chronicles 6:39Heman’s brother Asaph stood at his right hand, Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
• 1 Chronicles 16:37So he left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required,
• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of those who performed this service was:
• 2 Chronicles 35:15The singers, the sons of Asaph, were also at their positions according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the gatekeepers at each gate did not have to leave their service, because their kinsmen the Levites prepared for them.
• 1 Chronicles 6:31Now these are the ones whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark rested there.
• 1 Chronicles 16:4He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
• 1 Chronicles 23:5and four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise.
• 2 Chronicles 29:25He then stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David and of Gad, the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the command was from the Lord through His prophets.

Commentaries on Ezra 3:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10After the ordinance of David - With psalms which he composed, acting in the manner which he directed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10They set the priests - Or, according to another reading, “The priests stood.” The Levites the sons of Asaph - i. e., “such of the Levites as were descendants of Asaph.” It would seem as if no descendants of Heman or Jeduthun had returned.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 There was a remarkable mixture of affections upon laying the foundation of the temple. Those that only knew the misery of having no temple at all, praised the Lord with shouts of joy. To them, even this foundation seemed great. We ought to be thankful for the beginnings of mercy, though it be not yet perfect. But those who remembered the glory of the first temple, and considered how far inferior this was likely to be, wept with a loud voice…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11The music at this dedication ceremony was similar to the singing when Solomon first brought the ark into the temple (2 Chronicles 5:12–13). Both events led the worshipers to give praise and thanks to the Lord for his faithful covenant love and goodness. as David king of Israel had prescribed: See 1 Chronicles 25:1–7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-138. appointed the Levites ... to set forward the work--that is, to act as overseers of the workmen, and to direct and animate the laborers in the various departments.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 3:10

• Asaph
• Cymbal
• Jeshua
• Music
• Priest
• Temple
• Trumpet
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• David
• Israel
• Music, Instrumental
• Ordinance
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Apparel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Gershon; Gershonites

Commentaries on Ezra 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings