Ezra 5:8-11

8Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, and timbers are being placed in the walls. This work is being done with all diligence and is prospering in their hands.

9We inquired of those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?’

10We also inquired of their names in order to inform you, so that we might write the names of the men who were their leaders.

11They responded to us in the following way: ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king of Israel built it and completed it.