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And Icommanded*, and search hath been made, and it is found that thiscityofoldtime hath made insurrectionagainstkings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
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There have beenmightykings also overJerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll,tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
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Nowwhenthecopy of kingArtaxerxes'letter was readbeforeRehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalemunto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.