Ezra 5:1-5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

5 ¹ But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo^(A) prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them, ² Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak^(B) began to rebuild God’s house in Jerusalem. The prophets of God^(C) were with them, helping them.

³ At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues^(D) came to the Jews and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”^{[a](E) 4} They also asked them, “What are the names of the workers^[b] who are constructing this building?” ⁵ But God was watching^[c] over^(F) the Jewish elders. These men wouldn’t stop them until a report was sent to Darius, so that they could receive written instructions about this matter.