3:10a When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD,

¶ The builders built/rebuilt the foundation of the temple of Yahweh.
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¶ The craftsmen finished restoring/repairing the foundation of the house of Yahweh.

3:10b the priests in their apparel with trumpets,

Then the priests wore their special clothes and had/carried trumpets,
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After that, the priests put on the clothes they wore when serving at the temple and came with trumpets.

3:10c and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals,

and the men of the clan of Levi from the family of Asaph had/carried cymbals.
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The descendants of Levi of/through the family of Asaph came with cymbals.

3:10d took their positions to praise the LORD,

They stood ⌊and played their trumpets and cymbals⌋ to praise Yahweh.
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Then all of them stood in/at their places ⌊and led the people⌋ to praise Yahweh ⌊with their musical instruments⌋.

3:10e as David king of Israel had prescribed.

They did exactly what David, King of Israel, had said they should do ⌊for this kind of event/occasion⌋.
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⌊They praised Yahweh⌋ in the exact way that King David ⌊who built the first temple⌋ had said they should do it.

3:10b–e (reordered)

Then they did just as David king of Israel had instructed ⌊for such occasions⌋. The priests and the Levites stood in their positions to lead the people in praise of Yahweh. The priests were dressed in the special clothes/robes of the priests. The priests ⌊played⌋ trumpets and the Levites ⌊played⌋ cymbals.

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