Ezra 5:9

New English Translation

We inquired of those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?’

Cross References

Ezra 4:12

Now let the king be aware that the Jews who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and odious city. They are completing its walls and repairing its foundations.

Ezra 5:10

We also inquired of their names in order to inform you, so that we might write the names of the men who were their leaders.

Ezra 5:8

Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, and timbers are being placed in the walls. This work is being done with all diligence and is prospering in their hands.