Ezra 5:7-9

New Century Version

To King Darius.

Greetings. May you have peace.

⁸ King Darius, you should know that we went to the district of Judah where the Temple of the great God is. The people are building that Temple with large stones, and they are putting timbers in the walls. They are working very hard and are building very fast.

⁹ We asked their elders, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and these walls?”