“To King Artaxerxes: Your servants, the men in the region beyond the River, and now—

¹² let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are rebuilding ^(A)the rebellious and evil city and ^(B)are completing the walls and repairing the foundations.

¹³ Now let it be known to the king, that if that city is rebuilt and the walls are completed, ^(C)they will not give tribute, custom, or toll, and it will damage the revenue of the kings.