Ezra 5:9-11
New King James Version
9 Then we asked those elders, and spoke thus to them: (A)“Who commanded you to build this temple and to finish these walls?” 10 We also asked them their names to inform you, that we might write the names of the men who were chief among them.
11 And thus they returned us an answer, saying: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the [a]temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built (B)and completed.
Footnotes
- Ezra 5:11 Lit. house
Ezra 5:9-11
New International Version
9 We questioned the elders and asked them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?”(A) 10 We also asked them their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
11 This is the answer they gave us:
“We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple(B) that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished.
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