Ezra 6:6-13

6“Now therefore, 1Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the 2River, Shethar-bozenai and 3your colleagues, the officials of the provinces beyond the 4River, 5keep away from there. 7Leave this work on the house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site. 8Moreover, 6I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of this house of God: the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the River, and that without delay. 9Whatever is needed, both young bulls, rams, and lambs for a burnt offering to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem request, it is to be given to them daily without fail, 10that they may offer 7acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and 8pray for the life of the king and his sons. 11And I issued a decree that 9any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled on it and 10his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this. 12May the God who 11has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who 12attempts to change it, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!”

13Then 13Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues carried out the decree with all diligence, just as King Darius had sent.