Ezra 4:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After your letter was translated and read to me,

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King Artaxerxes answered: Greetings to Governor Rehum, Secretary Shimshai, and to your advisers in Samaria and other parts of Western Province.

I had the old records checked. It is true that for years Jerusalem has rebelled and caused trouble for other kings and nations.