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This is a copy of the letter they sent to King Artaxerxes: "Your servants, the people beyond the River, send greetings. (Ezra 4, 11)
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)
The king wrote this in reply: "To Rehum, the governor; to Shimshai, the secretary; and to the rest of their colleagues who are in Samaria and in the other places at the other side of the River: greetings. (Ezra 4, 17)
The letter you sent to me has been read word for word in my presence. (Ezra 4, 18)
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)
There were powerful kings in Jerusalem, masters of all the land at the other side of the River, to whom tribute taxes and toll duties were paid. (Ezra 4, 20)
Do not neglect this grave concern, lest further harm be done to the kingdom." (Ezra 4, 22)
When the copy of this letter of King Artaxerxes was read before Rehum, the governor, Shimshai, the secretary, and their colleagues, they went hurriedly to Jerusalem and they used force and violence to make the Jews suspend their work. (Ezra 4, 23)
The prophets Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo, addressed the Jews who lived in Judea and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was with them. (Ezra 5, 1)
But the favor of God was with the leaders of the Jews, for these people did not oblige the Jews to stop the work while the matter was being referred to King Darius and they were waiting for his answer. (Ezra 5, 5)
