Then the king wrote back again to Rathumus the storywriter, to Beeltethmus, to Semellius the scribe, and to the rest that were in commission, and dwellers in Samaria and Syria and Phenice, after this manner;
Then the king wrote back to Rehum the recorder, to Beltethmus, to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their associates living in Samaria, Syria, and Phoenicia, as follows:
