1When the seventh month hit, the fam of Israel pulled up in the cities, all vibing together as one squad in Jerusalem.

2Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and his priest crew, plus Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, were like, “Let’s build an altar for the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings, just like Moses said, no cap.”

3They set the altar on its bases, feeling a bit sus because of the locals, and they offered burnt offerings to the Lord, morning and night, keeping it lit.

4They celebrated the feast of tabernacles, just as it was written, and offered daily burnt offerings, keeping it on point according to the tradition.

5After that, they kept the burnt offerings going for the new moons and all the set feasts, plus anyone who wanted to pop off with a freewill offering to the Lord.

6From day one of the seventh month, they started offering burnt offerings to the Lord, but the temple foundation wasn’t laid yet, fr.

7They also sent cash to the builders and carpenters, plus food, drinks, and oil to the peeps from Zidon and Tyre, to grab cedar trees from Lebanon for the sea of Joppa, just like Cyrus, king of Persia, said.

8In the second year of their arrival at God’s house in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel and Jeshua, along with the remnant of their squad, got the Levites, twenty and up, to kick off the work on the Lord’s house.

9Jeshua and his sons, along with Kadmiel and the Judah crew, stood together to get the workers moving in God’s house: the sons of Henadad and their crew.

10When the builders laid the temple foundation, they dressed the priests in their gear with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, had cymbals to praise the Lord, just like David did it.

11They all sang together, giving thanks to the Lord because He’s good, and His mercy is forever lit towards Israel. The crowd went wild with a huge shout when they praised the Lord, 'cause the temple foundation was laid.

12But many of the priests, Levites, and old heads who saw the first house were weeping loud when they saw the new foundation laid, while others were shouting for joy.

13The noise was so wild that you couldn’t tell the joy from the weeping; the people were shouting so loud, it was heard from far away.

1And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.

2Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

3And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

4They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;

5And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the Lord.

6From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid.

7They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

8Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the Lord.

9Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.

10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

13So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.