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)

²⁴ Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius^(A) king of Persia.