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.
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Gill's Exposition
And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord,.... The masons, whose work it was, Ezr 3:7
they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets; these were set in a proper place…
Barnes' Notes
They 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…
Adam Clarke
After the ordinance of David - With psalms which he composed, acting in the manner which he directed.
There was no dispute among the returned Jews whether they should build the temple or no; that was immediately resolved on, and that it should be done with all speed; what comfort could they take in…
Cambridge Bible
And when the builders&c. By -the builders" is clearly meant the workmen, not, as some commentators, Zerubbabel and Jeshua.
they set the priests&c. So also R.V. text. (1) According to this reading, (a)…
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