Ezra 5:11
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
Cross-reference
1 Kings 6:1 records the start of Solomon's temple construction—the very house Ezra's workers are now restoring after its destruction.
1 Kings 7:51 describes Solomon's completion and furnishing of the temple—the same building Ezra's generation is rebuilding.
2 Chronicles 3:1 gives the location and start of Solomon's temple on Mount Moriah—directly relating to the temple Ezra references.
1 Chronicles 17:12 records God's promise that Solomon would build the temple, directly linking the original construction to the project being restored.
Jonah 1:9 uses the same 'God of heaven' title, declaring God as Creator, mirroring Ezra's confession of serving the God of heaven and earth.
In 2 Chronicles 5:14, the glory of the Lord filled the temple at its dedication, highlighting the sacredness of the building the Jews are now rebuilding.
Daniel 3:26 calls Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ‘servants of the most high God’—same title used here for the builders.
Acts 27:23 has Paul declaring 'whose I am and whom I serve', echoing Ezra's identity as servants of the God of heaven.