Yǐsīlājì 4:20

20 Cóng qián Yēlùsǎlĕng yĕ yǒu dà jūnwáng Tǒng guǎn hé xī quán dì , rén jiù gĕi tāmen jìn gòng , jiāo kè , nà shuì .

Yǐsīlājì 4:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 4:20

There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have
ruled over all countries beyond the river
As David and Solomon; and the account of these they had in their records, see ( 2 Samuel 8:1 ) ( 1 Kings 4:21 1 Kings 4:24 )

and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them;
as appears from the places referred to; and this served to strengthen the insinuation made to the king, that if these people were suffered to go on building, he would lose his tribute and taxes in those parts.

Yǐsīlājì 4:20 In-Context

18 Nǐmen suǒ shang de bĕn , yǐjing míng dú zaì wǒ miànqián .

19 Wǒ yǐ méng rén kǎo chá , dé zhī cǐ chéng gǔ lái guǒrán beìpàn liè wáng , qízhōng cháng yǒu fǎn pàn beìnì de shì .

20 Cóng qián Yēlùsǎlĕng yĕ yǒu dà jūnwáng Tǒng guǎn hé xī quán dì , rén jiù gĕi tāmen jìn gòng , jiāo kè , nà shuì .

21 Xiànzaì nǐmen yào chū gào shì méng zhèxie rén tíng gōng , shǐ zhè chéng bùdé jiànzào , dĕng wǒ jiàng zhǐ .

22 Nǐmen dāng jǐnshèn , bùkĕ chíyán , wèihé róng haì jiā zhòng , shǐ wáng shòu kuī sún ne .