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building in the city of Jerusalem a great new house for the Lord, of hewn stone, with costly timber laid in the walls.
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These operations are going on rapidly, and the work is prospering in their hands and being completed with all splendor and care.
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Then we asked these elders, `At whose command are you building this house and laying the foundations of this structure?'
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And 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.
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They answered us, `We are the servants of the Lord who created the heaven and the earth.
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