Ezra 5:9 Meaning and Explanation
“Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The officials recount how they questioned the elders about who authorized the building.
What Does Ezra 5:9 Mean?
The letter now quotes the investigators' own inquiry, repeating to the king the question they had put to the Jewish elders. They are careful to show Darius that they conducted a proper, lawful examination before reporting.
The repeated question keeps the chapter's tension alive: everything turns on authorization. Yet the builders had an answer ready, rooted not in cleverness but in the truth of a real decree. Those who walk in obedience can meet hard questions with calm, because their footing rests on what God and His appointed authorities have genuinely established.
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What does Ezra 5:9 mean?
The officials recount how they questioned the elders about who authorized the building.