Ezra 5:9
“Then asked we those Elders, and said vnto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make vp these walles?”
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Ezra 5:9 Context
7They sent a letter vnto him, wherein was written thus: Unto Darius the king, all peace. 8Be it knowen vnto the king, that we went into the prouince of Iudea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, & timber is laied in the wals, and this worke goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. 9Then asked we those Elders, and said vnto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make vp these walles? 10We asked their names also, to certifie thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chiefe of them. 11And thus they returned vs answere, saying, We are the seruants of the God of heauen and earth, and build the house that was builded these many yeeres agoe, which a great King of Israel builded, and set vp.
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Then asked we those elders, [and] said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
- King James Version
"Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, 'Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?
- Basic English Bible
Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
- Darby Bible
Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?
- Webster's Bible
Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, "Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?"
- World English Bible
Then 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?
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus: Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible