Ezra 5:3
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3 But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River,[a] and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?”
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Ezra 6:6
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6 So King Darius sent this message:
“Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River,[a] and Shethar-bozenai, and your colleagues and other officials west of the Euphrates River—stay away from there!
Ezra 6:13
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The Temple’s Dedication
13 Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues complied at once with the command of King Darius.
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Ezra 5:9
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9 “We asked the leaders, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?’
Ezra 1:3
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3 Any of you who are his people may go to Jerusalem in Judah to rebuild this Temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives in Jerusalem. And may your God be with you!
Acts 4:7
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7 They brought in the two disciples and demanded, “By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?”
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Matthew 21:23
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The Authority of Jesus Challenged
23 When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”
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Nehemiah 2:7-9
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7 I also said to the king, “If it please the king, let me have letters addressed to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River,[a] instructing them to let me travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah. 8 And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king’s forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.” And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me.
9 When I came to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, I delivered the king’s letters to them. The king, I should add, had sent along army officers and horsemen[b] to protect me.
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Ezra 7:21
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21 “I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the Euphrates River[a]: ‘You are to give Ezra, the priest and teacher of the law of the God of heaven, whatever he requests of you.
Ezra 5:6
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Tattenai’s Letter to King Darius
6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of the province west of the Euphrates River sent to King Darius:
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Ezra 4:12
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12 “The king should know that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation and will soon finish its walls.
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