Ezra 4:13
“Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ezra 4:13 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful unto the kings.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
So sei nun dem König kundgetan, daß, wenn diese Stadt wieder aufgebaut wird, und die Mauern vollendet werden, sie Steuer, Zoll und Weggeld nicht mehr geben werden, und solches schließlich die Könige benachteiligen wird.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ahora, notorio sea al rey, que si aquella ciudad fuere reedificada, y los muros fueren establecidos, el tributo, pecho, y rentas no darán, y el catastro de lo reyes será menoscabado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Seja agora conhecido do rei, que se aquela cidade for reconstruída, e os muros forem restaurados, os tributos, taxas, e impostos não serão pagos, e o patrimônio real será prejudicado.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Que o rei saiba que, se esta cidade for construída e os muros finalizados, eles não pagarão os direitos, os impostos e os pedágios, e assim trarão prejuízo ao rei.
📖 Ezra 4:13 in Context
11This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
12Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
13Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
14Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
15That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
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