66 Therefore when the enemies of the tribe of Yehudah (Judah) and Benyamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of trumpets meant.[ref] 67 They learnt that those who returned from captivity built the temple for the master, the god of Yisrael. 68 So they went to Zorobabel and Yeshua, and to the chief men of the families, and said to them, “We will build together with you. 69 Because we, just like you, obey your master, and sacrifice to him from the days of King Esar-Hadon[fn] of the Assyrians, who brought us here.”

70 Then Zorobabel, Yeshua (Jesus) and the chief men of the families of Yisrael said to them, “It is not for you to build the house for the master our god. 71 We ourselves alone will build for the master of Yisrael, as King Koresh (Cyrus) of the Persians has commanded us.” 72 But the heathen of the land pressed hard on the inhabitants of Yehudah, cut off their supplies, and hindered their building. 73 / 73 By their secret plots, and popular persuasions and commotions, they hindered the finishing of the building all the time that King Koresh lived. So they were hindered from building for two years, until the reign of Dareyavesh.