Ezra 5

Ezra 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Ezra in the Christian Old Testament and Ezra–Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible, the latter of which combines the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Jewish tradition posits that Ezra is the author of Ezra–Nehemiah as well as the Book of Chronicles, but modern scholars

generally claim that a compiler from the 5th century BCE (the so-called "Chronicler") is the final author of the books. The section comprising Ezra 1 to 6 describes Jewish history before the arrival of Ezra to the land of Judah in 468 BCE. Ezra 5 records the contribution of the Hebrew prophets Haggai and Zechariah to the building project of the Second Temple and an investigation by Persian officials.