Ezra 3:11-13

International Children’s Bible

¹¹ With praise and thanksgiving, they sang to the Lord:

And then all the people shouted loudly, “Praise the Lord! The foundation of his Temple has been laid.” ¹² But many of the older priests, Levites and family leaders cried aloud. They had seen the first Temple. Now they saw the foundation of this Temple. But most of the other people were shouting with joy. ¹³ The people made so much noise no one could tell the difference between the joyful shouting and the sad crying. It could be heard far away.