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Jeshua, along with his sons and his brothers, together with Kadmiel and Binnui, the son of Henadad, and their sons and brethren, agreed to supervise the workers in the house of God.

10 When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their robes with their trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with their cymbals, were stationed there to praise the Lord according to the ordinances established by King David of Israel. 11 They chanted praise and offered thanksgiving to the Lord, singing:

“The Lord is good,
    and everlasting is his faithful love toward Israel.”

Then all the people raised a great shout, praising the Lord because the foundation of the house of the Lord had been laid.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 3:11 See the psalms of thanksgiving (e.g., the whole of Ps 136).