King James Version with Apocrypha
"We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them."
— Ezra 5:10, King James Version with Apocrypha
“We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.”
“We asked them their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them. ”
“We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at the head of them.”
“We also inquired of their names in order to inform you, so that we might write the names of the men who were their leaders.”
“We asked also of them their names, that we might give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief among them.”
“And we made request for their names, so that we might send you word, and give you the names of the men at the head of them.”
They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.