Ezra 4:21

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Therefore issue an order that these people be made to cease and that this city not be rebuilt, until I make a decree.

Cross References

Ezra 4:20

Jerusalem has had mighty kings who ruled over the whole province Beyond the River, to whom tribute, custom, and toll were paid.

Ezra 4:22

Moreover, take care not to be slack in this matter; why should damage grow to the hurt of the king?”