Verse 9

We inquired of those elders, asking them,‘Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?’

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 5:3-4 : 3 At that time Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues came to them and asked,“Who gave you authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?” 4 They also asked them,“What are the names of the men who are building this edifice?”