¹¹ They sang antiphonally to praise and thank the Lord:

All the people shouted loud praise to the Lord when the foundation of the House of the Lord was laid. ¹² However, when many of the older priests, Levites, and heads of families, who had seen the first house, saw this house being founded, they wept loudly, although many also raised their voices in a shout of joy. ¹³ The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful cry from the sound of the people weeping, because the people were shouting loudly, and the sound could be heard far away.