1 Esdras 6:9-11

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⁹ These operations are going on rapidly, and the work is prospering in their hands and being completed with all splendor and care. ¹⁰ Then we asked these elders, ‘At whose command are you building this house and laying the foundations of this structure?’^{(A) 11} In order that we might inform you in writing who the leaders are, we questioned them and asked them for a list of the names of those who are instigating the disturbance.