Now when the buildershad laidthe foundationof the templeof the LORD,the priestsstoodin their apparelwith trumpets,and the Levites,the sonsof Asaph,with cymbals,to praisethe LORDaccordingto the directionsof KingDavidof Israel.
Shebaniah,Joshaphat,Nethanel,Amasai,Zechariah,Benaiahand Eliezer,the priests,blewthe trumpetsbeforethe arkof God.Obed-edomand Jehiahalso [were] gatekeepersfor the ark.
Now Davidwas clothedwith a robeof finelinenwith allthe Leviteswho were carryingthe ark,and the singersand Chenaniahthe leaderof the singing[with] the singers.Davidalso worean ephodof linen.
So he leftAsaphand his relativestherebeforethe arkof the covenantof the LORDto ministerbeforethe arkcontinually,as every day'sworkrequired;
And with them [were] Hemanand Jeduthun[with] trumpetsand cymbalsfor those who should soundaloud, and [with] instruments[for] the songsof God,and the sonsof Jeduthunfor the gate.
and 4,000[were] gatekeepers,and 4,000[were] praisingthe LORDwith the instrumentswhichDavid madefor givingpraise.
for the eighteenthto Hanani,his sonsand his relatives,twelve;
Afterwardsthey preparedfor themselves and for the priests,becausethe priests,the sonsof Aaron,[were] offeringthe burntofferingsand the fatuntilnight;therefore the Levitespreparedfor themselves and for the priests,the sonsof Aaron.
The singers,the sonsof Asaph,[were] also at their stationsaccording to the commandof David,Asaph,Heman,and Jeduthunthe king'sseer;and the gatekeepersat eachgatedid not haveto departfrom their service,becausethe Levitestheir brethrenpreparedfor them.
and allthe Leviticalsingers,Asaph,Heman,Jeduthun,and their sonsand kinsmen,clothedin finelinen,with cymbals,harpsand lyres,standingeastof the altar,and with them one hundredand twentypriestsblowingtrumpets
The singers:the sonsof Asaph,128
Thenthat Sheshbazzarcame[and] laidthe foundationsof the houseof Godin Jerusalem;and from thenuntilnowit has been underconstructionand it is not [yet] completed.'
PraiseHim with loudcymbals;PraiseHim with resoundingcymbals.
But now,do considerfrom thisdayonward:beforeone stonewas placedon anotherin the templeof the LORD,
"For whohas despisedthe dayof smallthings?But thesesevenwill be gladwhen they seethe plumblinein the handof Zerubbabel--[these are] the eyesof the LORDwhichrangeto and frothroughoutthe earth."
Then he saidto me, "Thisis the wordof the LORDto Zerubbabelsaying,Not by mightnorby power,but by My Spirit,'saysthe LORDof hosts.
Whatare you, O greatmountain?BeforeZerubbabel[you will become] a plain;and he will bringforththe topstonewith shoutsof "Grace,graceto it!"'"
"Then sayto him, 'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Behold,a manwhose nameis Branch,for He will branchout from whereHe is; and He will buildthe templeof the LORD.
speakingto the priestswhobelong to the houseof the LORDof hosts,and to the prophets,saying,"Shall I weepin the fifthmonthand abstain,as I have donethesemanyyears?"
Then the kingsaidto Doeg,"You turnaroundand attackthe priests."And Doegthe Edomiteturnedaroundand attackedthe priests,and he killedthat dayeighty-fivemenwho worethe linenephod.
