Of the temple singers: Eliashib and Zaccur: For temple singers, see the comments on 1 Esd 1.15-16. They are the third category of men who had to send their foreign wives away. Instead of Zaccur, some Greek manuscripts have the name “Bacchurus” (Good News Bible). We prefer the name Zaccur here. An alternative model for this verse is:

• Among the Temple musicians: Eliashib and Zaccur.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.