10 And the rest of the people whom the great and noble [a]Osnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and other that are beyond the [b]River and [c]Cheeneth.

11 ¶ This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto King Artaxerxes, THY SERVANTS the men beyond the River and Cheeneth, salute thee.

12 Be it known unto the King that the Jews, which came up from thee to us, are come unto Jerusalem (a city rebellious and wicked) and build, and lay the foundations of the walls, and have joined the foundations.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 4:10 Some think it was Sennacherib, but rather Shalmaneser.
  2. Ezra 4:10 To wit, Euphrates: and he meaneth in respect of Babel that they dwelt beyond it.
  3. Ezra 4:10 Which were a certain people that envied the Jews.

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