Ezra 5:9

9 We asked the leaders, "Who issued you the permit to rebuild this Temple and restore it to use?"

Ezra 5:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 5:9

Then asked we those elders
The elders of the province of Judea; the chief men of it:

who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
see ( Ezra 5:3 ) .

Ezra 5:9 In-Context

7 This is what they wrote to him: To Darius the king. Peace and blessing!

8 We want to report to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to The Temple of the great God that is being rebuilt with large stones. Timbers are being fitted into the walls; the work is going on with great energy and in good time.

9 We asked the leaders, "Who issued you the permit to rebuild this Temple and restore it to use?"

10 We also asked for their names so we could pass them on to you and have a record of the men at the head of the construction work.

11 This is what they told us: "We are servants of the God of the heavens and the earth. We are rebuilding The Temple that was built a long time ago. A great king of Israel built it, the entire structure.