15:005:005 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that
           they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to
           Darius:  and then they returned answer by letter concerning
           this matter.

15:005:006 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the
           river, and Shetharboznai and his companions the Apharsachites,
           which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: 

15:005:007 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto
           Darius the king, all peace.

15:005:008 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.

15:005:009 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who
           commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

15:005:010 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might
           write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

15:005:011 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.

15:005:012 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.

15:005:013 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same
           king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

15:005:014 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God,
           which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in
           Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those
           did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they
           were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he
           had made governor;

15:005:015 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the
           temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be
           builded in his place.

15:005:016 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the
           house of God which is in Jerusalem:  and since that time even
           until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not
           finished.

15:005:017 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be
           search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at
           Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the
           king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king
           send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.