And when the seventh month
was come
, and the children
of Israel
were in the cities
, the people
gathered themselves together
as one
man
to Jerusalem
.
Then stood up Jeshua
the son
of Jozadak
, and his brethren
the priests
, and Zerubbabel
the son
of Shealtiel
, and his brethren
, and builded
the altar
of the God
of Israel
, to offer
burnt offerings
thereon, as it is written
in the law
of Moses
the man
of God
.
And they set the altar
upon his bases
; for fear
was upon them because of the people
of those countries
: and they offered
burnt offerings
thereon unto the LORD
, even burnt offerings
morning
and evening
.
They kept also the feast
of tabernacles
, as it is written
, and offered the daily
burnt offerings
by number
, according to the custom
, as the duty
of every day
required
;
And afterward offered the continual
burnt offering
, both of the new moons
, and of all the set feasts
of the LORD
that were consecrated
, and of every one that willingly offered
a freewill offering
unto the LORD
.
From the first day
of the seventh
month
began
they to offer
burnt offerings
unto the LORD
. But the foundation
of the temple
of the LORD
was not yet laid
.
They gave money
also unto the masons
, and to the carpenters
; and meat
, and drink
, and oil
, unto them of Zidon
, and to them of Tyre
, to bring
cedar
trees
from Lebanon
to the sea
of Joppa
, according to the grant
that they had of Cyrus
king
of Persia
.
Now in the second year
of their coming
unto the house
of God
at Jerusalem
, in the second
month
, began
Zerubbabel
the son
of Shealtiel
, and Jeshua
the son
of Jozadak
, and the remnant
of their brethren
the priests
and the Levites
, and all they that were come out
of the captivity
unto Jerusalem
; and appointed
the Levites
, from twenty
years
old
and upward
, to set forward
the work
of the house
of the LORD
.
Then stood Jeshua
with his sons
and his brethren
, Kadmiel
and his sons
, the sons
of Judah
, together
, to set forward
the workmen
in the house
of God
: the sons
of Henadad
, with their sons
and their brethren
the Levites
.
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
.
And they sang together by course in praising
and giving thanks
unto the LORD
; because he is good
, for his mercy
endureth for ever
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
.
But many of the priests
and Levites
and chief
of the fathers
, who were ancient men
, that had seen
the first
house
, when the foundation
of this house
was laid
before their eyes
, wept
with a loud
voice
; and many
shouted
aloud
for joy
:
So that the people could not discern
the noise
of the shout
of joy
from the noise
of the weeping
of the people
: for the people
shouted
with a loud
shout
, and the noise
was heard
afar off
.