Ezra 4:16-18

Lexham English Bible

¹⁶ We make known to the king that if this city is built and the walls are finished, you will have nothing in the province Beyond the River.”

¹⁷ The king sent a reply: “To Rehum the royal officer, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates who live in Samaria and the rest of the province Beyond the River, greetings. And now ¹⁸ the letter that you sent to us has been translated and read before me.