Ezra 4:19-21

Amplified Bible

¹⁹ I have issued a command and a search has been made, and it has been discovered that this city [Jerusalem] in earlier times has revolted against the kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been perpetrated in it. ²⁰ There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem who have ruled over all the provinces west of the [Euphrates] River, and tax, custom, and toll were paid to them. ²¹ So, now issue a decree to make these men stop [work], so that this city is not rebuilt until a [new] command is issued by me.