Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 5:8
Source: Septuagint
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.
Preparing…
Preparing…
Preparing…
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.
7They sent an account to him, and thus it was written in it: All peace to King Darius.
— Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 5:8 —
9Then we asked those elders, and thus we said to them, Who gave you the order to build this house, and to provide this preparation?
10And we asked them their names, in order to declare them to thee, so as to write to thee the names of their leading men.