1 Esdras 2:19 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Now if this city is built and the walls finished, they will not only refuse to pay tribute but will even resist kings. More versionsCommon English Bible The king wrote back to the recorder Rehum, Beltethmus, the scribe Shimshai, and their associates living in Samaria, Syria, and Phoenicia, as follows: Good News Translation (US Version) If this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the people will stop paying taxes and will even rebel against royal authority. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Now if this city is built and its walls are finished, they will not only refuse to give tribute, but will even stand up against kings. Good News Bible (Anglicised) If this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the people will stop paying taxes and will even rebel against royal authority. World English Bible British Edition Now if this city is built and its walls are finished, they will not only refuse to give tribute, but will even stand up against kings. Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Now if this city be builded and the walls thereof be finished, they will not only refuse to give tribute, but will even stand up against kings. |