Ezra 5:2-5
New King James Version
2 So (A)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of [a]Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and (B)the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
3 At the same time (C)Tattenai the governor of the region beyond [b]the River and Shethar-Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: (D)“Who has commanded you to build this [c]temple and finish this wall?” 4 (E)Then, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were constructing this building. 5 But (F)the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a (G)written answer was returned concerning this matter.
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- Ezra 5:2 Jehozadak, 1 Chr. 6:14
- Ezra 5:3 The Euphrates
- Ezra 5:3 Lit. house
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