The copy of the letter, that Tattenai captain beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai and his companions, Persians, (which were beyond the river) sent unto King Darius.

They sent a letter unto him, wherein it was written thus, UNTO DARIUS the king, all peace.

Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is built with [a]great stones, and beams are laid in the walls, and this work is wrought speedily, and prospereth in their hands.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 5:8 Or, masonry.

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