⁷ After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them, “Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.”^(A) So I called a large assembly against them

¹⁵ The governors^(A) who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking food and wine from them, as well as a pound^[a] of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but I didn’t do this, because of the fear of God.^(B)