³ At the same time ^(A)Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: ^(B)“Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”

⁶ “Now therefore, ^(A)Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, ^(B)and your^[a] associates the governors who are in the province Beyond the River, keep away.

The Temple Finished and Dedicated

¹³ Then, according to the word sent by Darius the king, ^(A)Tattenai, the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates did with all diligence what Darius the king had ordered.