Ezra 5:1-3

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Tattenai’s Letter to Darius

5 The prophets Haggai and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo [^Ca grandson; Zech. 1:1], prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. ² Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel [3:2] and Jeshua son of Jozadak [3:2] started working again to rebuild the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were there, ·helping [supporting] them.

³ At that time Tattenai, the governor of Trans-Euphrates [^Cprovinces west of the Euphrates River], and Shethar-Bozenai, and their ·fellow workers [colleagues] went to ·the Jews [^Lthem] and asked, “Who gave you ·permission [authority; a decree] to rebuild this ·Temple [^Lhouse] and ·fix these walls [complete this structure]?”