Zechariah 7:3 References

3 speaking to the apriests who belong to the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, "Shall I weep in the bfifth month and abstain, as I have done these many years?"

a Ezra 3:10-12

Ezra 3

10 Now when the builders had alaid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord baccording to the directions of King David of Israel.

11 aThey sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, "bFor He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever." 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.

12 Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' households, athe old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy,

Other references for Zechariah 7:3

b Zechariah 8:19