Afterwards, every night in the outer Temple courtyard, tens of thousands of spectators would gather to watch the Simchat Beit HaShoeivah (Rejoicing at the Place of the Water-Drawing), as the most pious members of the community danced and sang songs of praise to God. The dancers would carry lit torches, and were accompanied by the harps, lyres, cymbals and trumpets of the Levites.
Following the event, tens of thousands of people gathered every night in the outer Temple courtyard for the Simchat Beit HaShoeivah (Rejoicing at the Place of the Water-Drawing). The most devout members of the community danced and sang hymns to God, with torches, accompanied by the instruments of the Levites.