¹⁰ When the builders laid^(A) the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets,^(B) and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise^(C) the Lord, as prescribed by David^(D) king of Israel.^{(E) 11} With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:

And all the people gave a great shout^(G) of praise to the Lord, because the foundation^(H) of the house of the Lord was laid. ¹² But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple,^(I) wept^(J) aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. ¹³ No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy^(K) from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.