Ezra 5:7-9

Evangelical Heritage Version

To King Darius.

All peace.

⁸ We want the King to know that we went to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. It was being built with large stones, and beams were being laid in the walls. This work was being done thoroughly and was progressing in their hands.

⁹ Then we questioned those elders, and we said this to them, “Who gave you an order to build this house and to finish this structure?”