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they sent a letter unto him, in which was written thus; Unto Darius, the king, all peace.
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Be it known unto the king that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is being built with stones of marble, and the timbers are laid in the walls, and this work is going fast and prospers in their hands.
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Then we asked the elders and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house and to found these walls?
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We asked their names also, to notify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them.
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And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are servants of the God of heaven and earth and rebuild the house that was built many years ago, which the great king of Israel built and founded.