15:004:002 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers,
           and said unto them, Let us build with you:  for we seek your
           God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of
           Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

15:004:003 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the
           fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with
           us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together
           will build unto the lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king
           of Persia hath commanded us.

15:004:004 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people
           of Judah, and troubled them in building,

15:004:005 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their
           purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the
           reign of Darius king of Persia.

15:004:006 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign,
           wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of
           Judah and Jerusalem.

15:004:007 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath,
           Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king
           of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the
           Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

15:004:008 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter
           against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: 

15:004:009 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and
           the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the
           Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the
           Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites,
           and the Elamites,

15:004:010 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper
           brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest
           that are on this side the river, and at such a time.

15:004:011 This 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.

15:004:012 Be 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.

15:004:013 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.

15:004:014 Now 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;