Ezra 5:9
King James Version (KJV)
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
In context
7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
9 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
Ezra 5:9 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
- WEB World English 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?”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 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?
- DBY Darby Translation
- Then asked we those elders: thus we said to them, Who gave you orders to build this house and to complete this wall?
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?