7 And I went on to say to the king: “If to the king it does seem good, let letters+ be given me to the governors+ beyond the River,*+ that they may let me pass until I come to Judah;

7 And at their side Mel·a·tiʹah the Gibʹe·on·ite+ and Jaʹdon the Me·ronʹo·thite,+ did repair work, men of Gibʹe·on+ and Mizʹpah,+ belonging to the throne of the governor+ beyond the River.+