9Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, |Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?|
9Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, |Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?|
6 The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king;
7 they sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace.
8 Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.
9 Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, |Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?|
10 We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at the head of them.
11 Thus they returned us answer, saying, |We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
5:9Then asked we those elders, [and] said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
5:9We questioned the elders and asked them, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?"
5:9And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?
5:9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
5:9Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
5:9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
5:9Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?
5:9Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?
5:9Then asked we those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?