"Bewareof being negligentin carryingout this[matter]; whyshould damageincreaseto the detrimentof the kings?"
"Nowlet it be knownto the king,that ifthat cityis rebuiltand the wallsare finished,they will not paytribute,customor toll,and it will damagethe revenueof the kings.
"So, nowissuea decreeto make thesemenstop[work], that thiscitymay not be rebuiltuntila decreeis issuedby me.
Thenas soonas the copyof KingArtaxerxes'documentwas readbeforeRehumand Shimshaithe scribeand their colleagues,they wentin hasteto Jerusalemto the Jewsand stoppedthem by forceof arms.
and overthem threecommissioners(of whomDanielwas one),that thesesatrapsmight be accountableto them, and that the kingmight not sufferloss.
ThenthisDanielbegan distinguishinghimself amongthe commissionersand satrapsbecausehe possessed an extraordinaryspirit,and the kingplannedto appointhim overthe entirekingdom.
