Ezra 5:5-9

5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and a written reply about it be returned.

6This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shetar-bozenai, and his colleagues, officials of Trans-Euphrates, sent to King Darius.

7The report they sent to him was written as follows: “To King Darius. “All Shalom!

8“Be it known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the House of the great God, which is being built with large stones and timber is being set in the walls. Now this work is being done diligently and is succeeding in their hands.

9Then we questioned those elders, asking them, ‘Who gave you the authority to build this House and to complete this structure?’