Ezra 5:11

We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth The words of this profession are very emphatic in the original.

the God of heaven and earth i.e. the God not of one kingdom only, but of the whole world, not of terrestrial supremacy alone, but of heavenly as well: see on chap. Ezra 1:2.

build the house that was builded&c. i.e. we restore the house which having been built in remote times stood as the temple of our God for centuries.

a great king of Israel i.e. Solomon. The expression here used shows that Tattenai like Artaxerxes (Ezra 4:20), had heard the rumour either from the Jews themselves or from those acquainted with them, that there had been -mighty kings over Jerusalem". Solomon's temple was built 1014 1007, nearly 500 years before the reign of Darius.

and set up R.V. finished.