¹³ Now let it be known to the king, that if that city is rebuilt and the walls are finished, ^(A)they will not pay tribute, custom tax, or toll, and it will ^[a]be detrimental to the revenue of the kings.

^20 (A)that mighty kings have ^[a]ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the provinces ^(B)beyond the Euphrates River, and that ^(C)tribute, custom tax, and toll were paid to them.