1 Esdras 4:43

43 Zerubbabel replied, "Your Majesty, permit me to remind you of the solemn vow you took on the day you became emperor. You promised to rebuild Jerusalem

1 Esdras 4:43 In-Context

41 When Zerubbabel had finished speaking, all the people shouted, "Truth is great - there is nothing stronger!"

42 Then the emperor said to him, "You may ask anything you want, even more than what was agreed, and I will give it to you. You will be my adviser, and you will be granted the title "Relative of the Emperor.' "

43 Zerubbabel replied, "Your Majesty, permit me to remind you of the solemn vow you took on the day you became emperor. You promised to rebuild Jerusalem

44 and to send back all the treasures that had been taken from the city. Remember that when Cyrus made a vow to destroy Babylon, he set these things aside and solemnly promised to send them back to Jerusalem.

45 You also promised to rebuild the Temple, which the Edomites burned down when the Babylonians devastated the land of Judah.