Ezra 3:10-13

Rebuilding the Temple

10 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, d according to the directions of David king of Israel.

11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord,
e "For he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever toward Israel."
And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, f old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy, 13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away.

  1. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 6:31
    These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark rested there.
    1 Chronicles 16:4 - 6
    Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
    1 Chronicles 25:1 - 2
    David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:
  2. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 16:34
    Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
    1 Chronicles 16:41
    With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever.
  3. Cross References
    Haggai 2:3
    Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How do you see it now? Is it not as nothing in your eyes?
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