Ezra 4:18-20

New Century Version

¹⁸ The letter you sent to us has been translated and read to me. ¹⁹ I ordered the records to be searched, and it was done. We found that Jerusalem has a history of disobedience to kings and has been a place of problems and trouble. ²⁰ Jerusalem has had powerful kings who have ruled over the whole area of Trans-Euphrates, and taxes of all kinds have been paid to them.