62. And all the people sounded trumpets, and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving to the Lord for the rearing up of the house of the Lord.
63. Also of the priests the Levites, and of the heads of their families, the ancients who had seen the former house came to the building of this with lamentation and great weeping.
64. But many with trumpets and joy shouted with loud voice,
65. insomuch that the people heard not the trumpets for the weeping of the people: for the multitude sounded marvelously, so that it was heard afar off.
66. Wherefore when the enemies of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of trumpets should mean.
67. And they perceived that they that were of the captivity did build the temple to the Lord, the God of Israel.
68. So they went to zorobabel and Jesus, and to the chief men of the families, and said to them, we will build together with you.
69. For we likewise, as you⌃, do obey your Lord, and do sacrifice to him from the days of Asbasareth the king of the Assyrians, who brought us hither.
70. Then Zorobabel and Jesus and the chief men of the families of Israel said to them, It is not for you to build the house to the Lord our God.
71. We ourselves alone will build to the Lord of Israel, according as Cyrus the king of the Persians has commanded us.
72. But the heathen of the land lying heavy upon the inhabitants of Judaea, and holding them strait, hindered their building;
73. and by their secret plots, and popular persuasions and commotions, they hindered the finishing of the building all the time that King Cyrus lived: so they were hindered from building for the space of two years, until the reign of Darius.