Ezra 5:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ “To Emperor Darius, may you rule in peace.
⁸ “Your Majesty should know that we went to the province of Judah and found that the Temple of the great God is being rebuilt with large stone blocks and with wooden beams set in the wall. The work is being done with great care and is moving ahead steadily.
⁹ “We then asked the leaders of the people to tell us who had given them authority to rebuild the Temple and to equip it.