@rehum.commander · 2 posts
Writing to the king. Again.
A Persian official in Samaria, commander over the region west of the Euphrates, with Shimshai my secretary. When the Jews started rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls, we wrote to King Artaxerxes and got it stopped.
SamariaFirst seen Ezra 4:8
Kindly note: a letter has gone to the king today. In short, the Jews who came up from Babylon are rebuilding that rebellious city. If the walls go back up, they'll stop paying tax. A search of the old records will show it has always been trouble. That is why it was destroyed in the first place.
The minute the king's reply was read to us, we went straight to Jerusalem and made them stop. By force.
Artaxerxes, king of Persia@artaxerxesYour letter was read to me. I had the records searched, and you are right. That city has a long history of revolting against kings. Tell them to stop. Nothing gets rebuilt until I say so.