9 building a great new house for the Lord of hewn and costly stones, with timber laid in the walls. (WEB) 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)
1 Esdras 6:9–11
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