Ezr 4:13 | TNotes | STEP | 4:13 A tribute was an annual fixed tax, customs were probably sales taxes, and tolls were probably charges for using roads. Previous rulers had collected considerable revenue from the region (4:20 ; cp. 1 Kgs 10:14-15 ).

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‏ Ezra 4:13

4:13 ^a A tribute was an annual fixed tax, customs were probably sales taxes, and tolls were probably charges for using roads. Previous rulers had collected considerable revenue from the region (4:20 ^b; cp. 1 Kgs 10:14-15 ^c).