Ezra 5:8-10

Complete Jewish Bible

⁸ “Let the king know that we went to the province of Y’hudah, to the house of the great God. It is being rebuilt with large stones, and timber is being set in the walls. This work is being done energetically, and it is making good progress under the direction ⁹ of their leaders. We asked them, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this house and finish this wall?’ ¹⁰ We also asked them their names, so that we could write you the names of the men in charge of them.