1 Esdras 6:11-13

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹¹ Then we asked these elders, “At whose command are you building this house and laying the foundations of this structure?” ¹² In order that we might inform you in writing who the leaders are, we questioned them and asked them for a list of the names of those who are at their head. ¹³ They answered us, “We are the servants of the Lord who created the heaven and the earth.