1 Esdras 6:11

11 In order that we might inform you, we questioned them about who the leaders are and demanded a list of the names of the troublemakers.

1 Esdras 6:11 In-Context

9 These projects are proceeding swiftly, and the overall work is succeeding. They are completing it with brillance and precision.

10 So we asked these elders, "By whose command are you building this house and laying the foundations of this project?"

11 In order that we might inform you, we questioned them about who the leaders are and demanded a list of the names of the troublemakers.

12 They told us, "We are the servants of the Lord who created the heaven and the earth.

13 The house was built many years before by a great and mighty king of Israel, and it was finished.