1 Esdras 6:2

2 Then stood up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, the prophets of the Lord being with them and helping them.

1 Esdras 6:2 In-Context

1 Now in the second year of the reign of Darius, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, the prophets, prophesied unto the Jews in Jewry and Jerusalem in the name of the Lord God of Israel, which was upon them.

2 Then stood up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, the prophets of the Lord being with them and helping them.

3 At the same time came unto them Tattenai the governor of Syria and Phoenicia with Shethar-boznai and his companions, and said unto them,

4 "By whose appointment do ye build this house and this roof and perform all the other things? And who are the workmen that perform these things?"

5 Nevertheless the elders of the Jews obtained favor, because the Lord had visited the captives;