Yǐsīlājì 4:13

13 Rújīn wáng gāi zhīdào , tāmen ruò jiànzào zhè chéng , chéngqiáng wánbì jiù bú zaì yǔ wáng jìn gòng , jiāo kè , nà shuì , zhōngjiǔ wáng bì shòu kuī sún .

Yǐsīlājì 4:13 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 4:13

Be it known now unto the king
And let it be seriously and thoroughly considered by him and his counsellors:

that if this city be builded, and its walls set up again, then will
they not pay toll, tribute, and custom;
being able to defend themselves against the king's forces, sent to reduce them to their obedience; these three words take in all sorts of taxes and levies on persons, goods, and merchandise:

and so thou shall endamage the revenue of the kings;
not only his own, but his successors';

this they thought would be a very striking and powerful argument with
him.

Yǐsīlājì 4:13 In-Context

11 Shang zòu Yàdáxuēxī wáng shuō , hé xī de chén mín yúnyún .

12 Wáng gāi zhīdào , cóng wáng nàli shang dào wǒmen zhèlǐ de Yóudà rén , yǐjing dào Yēlùsǎlĕng zhòng jiàn , zhè fǎn pàn è liè de chéng , zhú lì gēnjī , jiànzào chéngqiáng .

13 Rújīn wáng gāi zhīdào , tāmen ruò jiànzào zhè chéng , chéngqiáng wánbì jiù bú zaì yǔ wáng jìn gòng , jiāo kè , nà shuì , zhōngjiǔ wáng bì shòu kuī sún .

14 Wǒmen jì shí yù yán , bú rĕn jiàn wáng chī kuī , yīncǐ zòu gào yú wáng .

15 Qǐng wáng kǎochá xiān wáng de shí lù , bì zaì qí shang chá zhī zhè chéng shì fǎn pàn de chéng , yǔ liè wáng hé gè shĕng yǒu haì . zì gǔ yǐlái , qízhōng cháng yǒu beìnì de shì , yīncǐ zhè chéng céng beì chāihuǐ .