1 Esdras 6:3-5

Common English Bible

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?” ⁵ Yet the elders of the Judeans enjoyed the gracious protection of the Lord on the exiles,