10 Those works are being done with great speed. The work goes on prosperously in their hands, and it is being accomplished with all glory and diligence. (WEB) 11 Then we asked these elders, saying, ‘By whose authority are you building this house and laying the foundations of these works?’ (WEB) 12 Therefore, to the intent that we might give knowledge to you by writing who the leaders were, we questioned them, and we required of them the names in writing of their principal men. (WEB)
1 Esdras 6:10–12
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