During the rebuilding of the Temple, Zerubbabel rejected the offer of help from the

A.

Inhabitants of Ammon

B.

People of Samaria

C.

Friends of Sanballat and Tobiah

D.

Governors of the provinces beyond the rivers

Correct answer is B

Those who offered to help rebuild the temple in Ezra 4 were described as "the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin."

These were apparently remnant members of the northern tribes and/or non-Israelites who had immigrated from Assyria and intermarried with them during the Exile.

2 Kings 17:25-27 further said these people inhabited the land of Samaria but they did not know the law of the god of the land.