Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 4:18

¹⁶We therefore declare to the king, that, if that city be built, and its walls be set up, thou shalt not have peace.

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,

— Ezra-Nehemiah (2 Esdras) 4:18 —

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.

²⁰And there were powerful kings in Jerusalem, and they ruled over all the country beyond the river, and abundant revenues and tribute were given to them.