Ezra 5:9

The English Standar Version

Then we asked those elders and spoke to them thus, 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?'

Cross References

Ezra 4:12

be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.

Ezra 5:10

We also asked them their names, for your information, that we might write down the names of their leaders.[2]

Ezra 5:8

Be it known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. It is being built with huge stones, and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on diligently and prospers in their hands.