Greetings to Rehum the royal deputy and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and elsewhere in the province Beyond the River. ¹⁸ The entire letter that you sent to us has been read in translation for me. ¹⁹ I issued an order; they searched and discovered that this city has revolted against kings over a long period of time. There has been much rebellion and revolt there.