Ezra 4:13-20

13Be it knownH3046H1934 nowH3705 to the kingH4430, that, ifH2006 thisH1791 cityH7149 shall be builtH1124, and the wallsH7792 set upH3635 again, then they will notH3809 payH5415 tollH4061, tributeH1093, and customH1983, and so thou shalt diminishH5142 the revenueH674 of the kingsH4430.12 14NowH3705 becauseH6903H3606 we haveH1768 maintenanceH4415H4416 from the king’s palaceH1965, and it was notH3809 goodH749 for us to seeH2370 the king’sH4430 dishonourH6173, thereforeH5922H1836 have we sentH7972 and informedH3046 the kingH4430;3 15That searchH1240 may be made in the bookH5609 of the recordsH1799 of thy fathersH2: so shalt thou findH7912 in the bookH5609 of the recordsH1799, and knowH3046 that thisH1791 cityH7149 is a rebelliousH4779 cityH7149, and hurtfulH5142 to kingsH4430 and provincesH4083, and that they have movedH5648 seditionH849 within the sameH1459 from ofH4481 oldH5957H3118: forH5922 whichH1836 cause was thisH1791 cityH7149 destroyedH2718.45 16WeH586 informH3046 the kingH4430 that, ifH2006 thisH1791 cityH7149 shall be builtH1124 again, and the wallsH7792 set upH3635, by thisH1836 meansH6903 thou shalt haveH383 noH3809 portionH2508 on this sideH5675 of the riverH5103.

17Then the kingH4430 sentH7972 an answerH6600 toH5922 RehumH7348 the chancellorH1169H2942, and to ShimshaiH8124 the scribeH5613, and to the restH7606 of their companionsH3675 that dwellH3488 in SamariaH8115, and to the restH7606 beyondH5675 the riverH5103, PeaceH8001, and nowH3706.6 18the letterH5407 which ye sentH7972 to usH5922 hath been plainlyH6568 readH7123 beforeH6925 me. 19And IH4481 commandedH7761H2942, and searchH1240 hath been made, and it is foundH7912 that thisH1791 cityH7149 from ofH4481 oldH5957H3118 hath made insurrectionH5376 againstH5922 kingsH4430, and that rebellionH4776 and seditionH849 have been madeH5648 in it.78 20There have also beenH1934 mightyH8624 kingsH4430 overH5922 JerusalemH3390, who have ruledH7990 over allH3606 countries beyondH5675 the riverH5103; and tollH4061, tributeH1093, and customH1983, was paidH3052 to them.