1 Esdras 6:12

12 In order that we might inform you in writing who the leaders are, we questioned them and asked them for a list of the names of those who are at their head.

1 Esdras 6:12 In-Context

10 These operations are going on rapidly, and the work is prospering in their hands and being completed with all splendor and care.

11 Then we asked these elders, "At whose command are you building this house and laying the foundations of this structure?'

12 In order that we might inform you in writing who the leaders are, we questioned them and asked them for a list of the names of those who are at their head.

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

14 The house was built many years ago by a king of Israel who was great and strong, and it was finished.