Ezra 5:9-11

New International Reader's Version

⁹ We asked the elders some questions. We said to them, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple? Who told you that you could finish it?” ¹⁰ We also asked them what their names were. We wanted to write down the names of their leaders for your information.

¹¹ Here is the answer they gave us. They said,

“We serve the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago. The great King Solomon built it and finished it.