Ezra 4:1-2

1Now when 1the enemiesH6862 of JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144 heardH8085 that 2the peopleH1121 of the exileH1473 were buildingH1129 a templeH1964 to the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478,

2they approachedH5066 ZerubbabelH2216 and the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households, and saidH559 to them, “Let us buildH1129 with you, for like you, we seekH1875 your GodH430; 3and we have been sacrificingH2076 to Him sinceH4480 the daysH3117 of 4EsarhaddonH634 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804, who broughtH5927 us upH5927 hereH6311.”