Ezra 3:11-13

Expanded Bible

¹¹ With praise and thanksgiving, they ·sang [^Lanswered; ^Csang antiphonally] to the Lord:

And then all the people shouted loudly, “Praise the Lord! The foundation of his ·Temple [^Lhouse] has been laid.” ¹² But many of the older priests, Levites, and ·family leaders [^Lheads of fathers] who had seen the first ·Temple [^Lhouse] cried loudly when they saw the foundation of this Temple. ·Most of the other people [Many others] were shouting with joy. ¹³ The people made so much noise it could be heard far away, and no one could tell the difference between the joyful shouting and the sad crying.