1 Esdras 6:7

7 The copy of the letters which Tattenai, governor of Syria and Phoenicia, and Shethar-boznai, with their companions, rulers in Syria and Phoenicia, wrote and sent unto Darius: "To King Darius, greetings.

1 Esdras 6:7 In-Context

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

6 and they were not hindered from building until such time as signification was given unto Darius concerning them and an answer received.

7 The copy of the letters which Tattenai, governor of Syria and Phoenicia, and Shethar-boznai, with their companions, rulers in Syria and Phoenicia, wrote and sent unto Darius: "To King Darius, greetings.

8 Let all things be known unto our lord the king that, having come into the country of Judea and entered into the city of Jerusalem, we found in the city of Jerusalem the elders of the Jews who were of the captivity

9 building a house unto the Lord, great and new, of hewn and costly stones and the timber already laid upon the walls.