Concept:Rehum and his associates opposed the rebuilding because their offer to help was rejected by the Jewish leaders.
Explanation:When the Jews began rebuilding the Temple, Rehum and his associates came and offered to assist them.
Zerubbabel and the leaders refused, saying that the Jews alone must build the house of God.
This rejection made Rehum and his associates bitter and hostile toward the Jewish people.
From then on, they worked against the rebuilding project.
They tried to discourage the builders and even hired counselors to frustrate the work.
Later, they wrote to King Artaxerxes, accusing Jerusalem of being rebellious and warning that the Jews would refuse to pay tribute if the city was rebuilt.
These accusations were the result of their anger over being rejected, not the actual cause of their opposition.
The real reason for their opposition was that they had been refused a share in the rebuilding.
Answer:B. Their offer to help was rejected.