Ezra 3:9-11

New International Reader's Version

⁹ Those who joined together to direct the work included Joshua and his sons and brothers. They also included Kadmiel and his sons. And they included the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers. All those men were Levites. Kadmiel and his sons were members of the family line of Hodaviah.

¹⁰ The builders laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple. Then the priests came. They were wearing their special clothes. They brought their trumpets with them. The Levites who belonged to the family line of Asaph also came. They brought their cymbals with them. The priests and Levites took their places to praise the Lord. They did everything just as King David had required them to. ¹¹ They sang to the Lord. They praised him. They gave thanks to him. They said,

All the people gave a loud shout. They praised the Lord. They were glad because the foundation of the Lord’s temple had been laid.