1 Esdras 3:14-16

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Then he sent for all the officials of Persia and Media and the administrators, generals, district governors, and civil authorities. He sat in the council room, and the written statements were read before them all. ¹⁵ He said, “Call in the young men to explain their statements.”

So they were called together. ¹⁶ He said to them, “Give us an explanation for what you wrote.”