Ezra 4:16-18

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁶ “We inform the king that if this city is built, and the foundation of the walls laid, by this means the portion beyond the River shall not be yours.”

¹⁷ The king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe and to the rest of their companions who dwelt in Samaria, and to the others beyond the River (Shelam and Cheeth).

¹⁸ “The letter which you sent to us has been openly read before me.