Ezra 5:9

New International Reader's Version

We asked the elders some questions. We said to them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple? Who told you that you could finish it?”

Cross References

Ezra 4:12

We want you to know about the people who left you and have come up to us. They have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that evil city. It has caused trouble for a long time. Those people are making its walls like new again. They are repairing the foundations.

Ezra 5:10

We also asked them what their names were. We wanted to write down the names of their leaders for your information.

Ezra 5:8

We want you to know that we went to the land of Judah. We went to the temple of the great God. The people are building it with large stones. They are putting wooden beams in the walls. The people are working hard. The work is moving ahead very quickly under the direction of the people.