At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

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At that time Tattenai,(A) governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai(B) and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”(C)

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Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

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The Decree of Darius

King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives(A) stored in the treasury at Babylon.

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