Ezra 4 : 20 Ezra chapter 4 verse 20

Tena walikuwako wafalme wakuu juu ya Yerusalemu, waliotawala nchi yote iliyo ng'ambo ya Mto; wakapewa kodi, na ada, na ushuru.
soma Mlango wa 4

There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all [the country] beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid to them.