Ezr 3 | EngLXX | STEP | And the seventh month came on, and the children of Israel were in their cities, and the people assembled as one man at Jerusalem.

‏ Ezra 3

1 And the seventh month came on, and the children of Israelwere in their cities, and the people assembled as one man at Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up Jesus theson of Josedec, and his brethren the priests, and Zorobabel theson of Salathiel, and his brethren, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offerupon it whole burnt offerings, according to the things that were written in the law of Moses the man ofGod. 3 And they set up the altar on its place, for there was a terror upon them because of thepeople of the lands: and the whole burnt offerings was offered up upon it to the Lord morning and evening. 4 And they kept the feast of tabernacles, according to that which was written, andoffered whole burnt offerings daily in number according to the ordinance, the exact daily rate. 5 And after this the perpetual whole burnt offering, andoffering for the season of new moon, and for all the hallowed feasts to the Lord, and for everyone that offered a free will offering to the Lord. 6 On the first day of the seventh month they began to offer whole burnt offerings to theLord: but the foundation of the house of the Lord was not laid. 7 And they gave money to the stone-hewers and carpenters, and meat and drink, and oil, tothe Sidonians, and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppa, according to the grantof Cyrus king of the Persians to them. 8 And in the second year of their coming to the house of God in Jerusalem, in the secondmonth, began Zorobabel theson of Salathiel, and Jesus theson of Josedec, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all who camefrom the captivity to Jerusalem, and they appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, overthe workmen in the house of the Lord. 9 And Jesus and his sons and his brethren stood, Cadmiel and his sons the sons of Juda,over them that wrought the works in the house of God: the sons of Enadad, their sons and their brethrenthe Levites. 10 And they laid a foundation for building the house of the Lord: and the priests in theirrobes stood with trumpets and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, accordingto the order of David king of Israel. 11 And they answeredeach other with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord,saying, Forit is good, for his mercy to Israelendures for ever. And all the people shouted with a loud voice to praise the Lord at the layingthe foundation of the house of the Lord. 12 But many of the priests and the Levites, and the elder men, heads of families, who hadseen the former house on its foundation, andwho saw this house with their eyes, wept with a loud voice: but the multitude shouted withjoy to raise a song. 13 And the people did not distinguish the voice of the glad shout from the voice of theweeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud voice, and the voice was heard even from afaroff.