Ezra 4:15; Ezra 4:16

Ezra 4:15

15 so that a search may be made in the archives of your predecessors. In these records you will find that this city is a rebellious city, troublesome to kings and provinces, a place with a long history of sedition. That is why this city was destroyed.

Ezra 4:16

16 We inform the king that if this city is built and its walls are restored, you will be left with nothing in Trans-Euphrates.