Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . 527 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjaminheard that the children of the captivity builded thetemple unto the Lord God of Israel; Eehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribem-ote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes theking in this sort: Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum thechancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe,
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . 527 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjaminheard that the children of the captivity builded thetemple unto the Lord God of Israel; Eehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribem-ote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes theking in this sort: Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum thechancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the restof their companions that dwell in Samaria, and untothe rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainlyread before me. Give ye now commandment to cause these men tocease, and that this city be not builded, until anotliercommandment shall be given from me. Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes letter wa?read before Eehum, and Shimshai the scribe, andtheir companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalemunto the Jews, and made them to cease by force andpower. Then ceased the work of the house of God whichis at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second yearof the reign of Darius king of Persia. Then
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