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1 Esdras 3:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Esdras 3:5-7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 “Let each of us state what one word is strongest, and to the one whose statement seems wisest, King Darius will give rich gifts and great honors of victory. 6 He shall be clothed in purple and drink from gold cups and sleep on a gold bed[a] and have a chariot with gold bridles and a turban of fine linen and a necklace around his neck,(A) 7 and because of his wisdom he shall sit next to Darius and shall be called Kinsman of Darius.”(B)
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- 3.6 Gk on gold
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