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It should be made known to the king that the Jews who came up from your side to ours and have gone to Jerusalem are now building this rebellious and wicked city. They are now rebuilding the walls and have laid the foundation. (Ezra 4, 12)
Be it known, then, to the king, that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, they will no longer pay taxes, tributes or toll duties, and in the end, this city shall bring harm to the kings. (Ezra 4, 13)
If you look into the records of your fathers, you will find that this city is a rebellious city. It has disturbed the kings and the provinces, and has fostered sedition from of old. It is precisely because of this that it was destroyed. (Ezra 4, 15)
We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls restored, you will soon lose your territories on that side of the River." (Ezra 4, 16)
I gave orders to inquire into these things, and it has been found that from ancient times that city has rebelled against the kings, and that sedition and rebellions have happened there. (Ezra 4, 19)
Therefore, order the people to stop work; they shall not rebuild that city without my authorization. (Ezra 4, 21)
Our leaders can represent the whole assembly: those in our cities who have married foreign women shall come at appointed times, accompanied by the local leaders and judges of every city, until we have turned aside from us the anger of our God because of this matter." (Ezra 10, 14)
They answered me, "The people now live there in the province, in the midst of great poverty and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates burned." (Nehemiah 1, 3)
And I said, "May the king live forever! How could I afford not to be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins and its gates are burned down?" (Nehemiah 2, 3)
said to the king, "If it seems good to the king and if he is pleased with my work, then may he send me to the land of Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, that I may rebuild it." (Nehemiah 2, 5)
and also a letter to Asaph, the caretaker of the king's forest, for I will need wood for the gates of the Citadel near the Temple, for the walls of the city and for the house where I shall live." The good hand of God was sup-porting me, so that the king gave me what I asked. (Nehemiah 2, 8)
I went out by night by the Gate of the Garbage Dump, I inspected the ruined wall of Jerusalem and the burned gates. (Nehemiah 2, 13)
