Ezra 5:3 meaning and explanation
At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
Ezra 5:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Tattenai was the Persian governor of the province west of the Euphrates, and Shethar-bozenai was likely one of his officials. They came to the Jews in Jerusalem while the temple was being rebuilt under Zerubbabel and Jeshua, and they asked who had authorized the work.
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