Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 5:6
Source: Septuagint
6the copy of a letter, which Tattenai, the governor of the part on this side the river, and Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow servants the Apharsachaeans who were on this side of the river, sent to King Darius.
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4Then they spoke thus to them, What are the names of the men that build this city?
5But the eyes of God were upon the captivity of Judah, and they did not cause them to cease till the decree was brought to Darius; and then was sent by the tribute gatherer concerning this
— Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 5:6 —
7They sent an account to him, and thus it was written in it: All peace to King Darius.
8Be it known to the king, that we went into the land of Judea, to the house of the great God; and it is building with choice stones, and they are laying timbers in the walls, and that work is prospering, and goes on favorably in their hands.