Ezra 3:9-11

Names of God Bible

⁹ Then Jeshua with his sons and relatives and Kadmiel with his sons who were Judah’s descendants joined Henadad’s family and their sons and relatives, the Levites, in directing those working on Elohim’s house.

A Celebration After the Laying of the Temple’s Foundation

¹⁰ The builders laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple. Then the priests who were dressed in their robes took their places with trumpets, and the Levites who were Asaph’s descendants took their places with cymbals to praise Yahweh according to the instructions of King David of Israel. ¹¹ As they praised and gave thanks to Yahweh, they sang antiphonally:

Then all the people shouted, “Praise Yahweh,” because the foundation for the house of Yahweh had been laid.