Ezra 4:23

4:23 Then, as soon as the copy of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read in the presence of Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their colleagues, they proceeded promptly to the Jews in Jerusalem ¹  and stopped them with threat of armed force. ² 

Ezra 5:8

5:8 Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones, ³  and timbers are being placed in the walls. This work is being done with all diligence and is prospering in their hands.

[4:23]  ¹ tn Aram “to Jerusalem against the Jews.”

[4:23]  ² tn Aram “by force and power,” a hendiadys.

[5:8]  ³ tn Aram “stones of rolling.” The reference is apparently to stones too large to carry.