5 But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddom prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them, 2 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadakn began to rebuild God’s house in Jerusalem. The prophets of Godo were with them, helping them.

3 At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleaguesp came to the Jews and asked, “Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?”* q 4 They also asked them, “What are the names of the workersJ who are constructing this building?” 5 But God was watchingK overr the Jewish elders. These men wouldn’t stop them until a report was sent to Darius, so that they could receive written instructions about this matter.