6 And it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year* after the sons of Israel came out from the land of Egypt,+ in the fourth year,+ in the month of Ziv,+ that is, the second month,+ after Solʹo·mon became king over Israel, that he proceeded to build the house to Jehovah.+

12 And many of the priests+ and the Levites and the heads of the paternal+ houses, the old men that had seen the former house,+ were weeping+ with a loud voice at the laying of the foundation+ of this house before their eyes, while many others were raising the voice in shouting for joy.+