1 Esdras 6:2-4

Common English Bible

² Then Zerubbabel, Shealtiel’s son, and Jeshua, Jozadak’s son, went up and began to build the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, assisted by the Lord’s prophets.

³ At the same time, Sisinnes, the commander of Syria and Phoenicia, and Sathrabuzanes and their associates came to them and said, ⁴ “By whose order are you building this house and this roof and finishing all the other things? Who are the builders who are doing all of these things?”