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Ezra 4:12-16
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Ezra 4:12-16
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12 Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem, and are building the (A)rebellious and evil city, and are finishing its (B)walls and repairing the foundations. 13 Let it now be known to the king that, if this city is built and the walls completed, they will not pay (C)tax, tribute, or custom, and the king’s treasury will be diminished. 14 Now because we receive support from the palace, it was not proper for us to see the king’s dishonor; therefore we have sent and informed the king, 15 that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. And you will find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, and that they have incited sedition within the city in former times, for which cause this city was destroyed.
16 We inform the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the result will be that you will have no dominion beyond the River.
Ezra 4:12-16
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Ezra 4:12-16
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12 The king should know that the people who came up to us from you have gone to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring the walls and repairing the foundations.(A)
13 Furthermore, the king should know that if this city is built and its walls are restored, no more taxes, tribute or duty(B) will be paid, and eventually the royal revenues will suffer.[a] 14 Now since we are under obligation to the palace and it is not proper for us to see the king dishonored, we are sending this message to inform the king, 15 so that a search may be made in the archives(C) of your predecessors. In these records you will find that this city is a rebellious city, troublesome to kings and provinces, a place with a long history of sedition. That is why this city was destroyed.(D) 16 We inform the king that if this city is built and its walls are restored, you will be left with nothing in Trans-Euphrates.
Footnotes
- Ezra 4:13 The meaning of the Aramaic for this clause is uncertain.
Esther 3:8
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Esther 3:8
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8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; (A)their laws are different from all other people’s, and they do not keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not fitting for the king to let them remain.
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Esther 3:8
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Esther 3:8
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8 Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs(A) are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey(B) the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.(C)
Esther 3:9
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Esther 3:9
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9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be written that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who do the work, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”
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Esther 3:9
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Esther 3:9
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9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents[a] of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.”(A)
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- Esther 3:9 That is, about 375 tons or about 340 metric tons
Daniel 6:12
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Daniel 6:12
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12 (A)And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?”
The king answered and said, “The thing is true, (B)according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which [a]does not alter.”
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- Daniel 6:12 Lit. does not pass away
Daniel 6:12
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Daniel 6:12
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12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?”
The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”(A)
Daniel 6:13
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Daniel 6:13
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13 So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, (A)who is [a]one of the captives from Judah, (B)does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
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- Daniel 6:13 Lit. of the sons of the captivity
Daniel 6:13
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Daniel 6:13
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13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah,(A) pays no attention(B) to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”
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