1 Esdras 6:9
Source: Septuagint
9building a house unto the Lord, great and new, of hewn and costly stones, and the timber already laid upon the walls.
Preparing…
Preparing…
Preparing…
7The copy of the letters which Sisinnes, governor of Syria and Phoenicia, and Sathrabuzanes, with their companions, rulers in Syria and Phoenicia, wrote and sent unto Darius; To King Darius, greeting:
8Let all things be known unto our lord the king, that being come into the country of Judea, and entered into the city of Jerusalem, we found in the city of Jerusalem the ancients of the Jews that were of the captivity
— 1 Esdras 6:9 —
10And those works are done with great speed, and the work goeth on prosperously in their hands, and with all glory and diligence is it made.
11Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foundations of these works?