Trumpets
Trumpets In ancient times, the shofar was used as a signal instrument, while metal trumpets gave signals in postexilic times. Such trumpets were known for some time in the era of the Hebrew Bible . Num 10:2–20; 2 Kings 11:14 ; 12:13 ; 1 Chron 13:8 ; 15:24 , 15:28 ; 16:6 , 16:42 ; 2 Chron 5:12–13 ; 29:26–28 ; Ezra 3:10 ; Ps 98:6 ; Jdth 15:3 ; Sirach 50:16 ; 1 Macc 9:12