Ezra 4:12-14

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹² The King should know that the Judeans who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. Soon they will have completed the walls, and they are now repairing the foundations.

¹³ Now let it be known to the King that if that city is rebuilt and the walls are completed, then taxes, tribute, and revenue will not be paid, and kings certainly will be harmed.

¹⁴ Now because we are duty-bound by an oath to the King^[a] and do not wish to see the King dishonored, for that reason we are sending this letter to inform the King,