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At the same time Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phoenicia and Sathrabuzanes and their associates came to them and said,
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"By whose order are you building this house and this roof and finishing all the other things? And who are the builders that are finishing these things?"
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Yet the elders of the Jews were dealt with kindly, for the providence of the Lord was over the captives;
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and they were not prevented from building until word could be sent to Darius concerning them and a report made.
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A copy of the letter which Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phoenicia, and Sathrabuzanes, and their associates the local rulers in Syria and Phoenicia, wrote and sent to Darius:
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