Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 4:17
Source: Septuagint
17Then the king sent to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their fellow servants who dwelt in Samaria, and the rest beyond the river, saying, Peace; and he says,
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15that examination may be made in thy fathers’ book of record; and thou shalt find, and thou shalt know that that city is rebellious, and does harm to kings and countries, and there are in the midst of it from very old time refuges for runaway slaves: therefore this city has been made desolate.
16We therefore declare to the king, that, if that city be built, and its walls be set up, thou shalt not have peace.
— Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 4:17 —
18The tribute gatherer whom ye sent to us, has been called before me.
19And a decree has been made by me, and we have examined, and found that that city of old time exalts itself against kings, and that rebellions and desertions take place within it.