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Ezra 4:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezra 4:14

Verse 14 of 24

Scripture focus

Now because we have maintenance from [the king’s] palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

Ezra 4:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 4:14

Theological / Devotional

We have maintenance from the king’s palace. Literally, “Now because we eat the salt of the palace,” an idiomatic expression. Their interests were thus linked with those of the king, and the continued well-being of the throne and the financial health of the royal treasury were matters of personal concern to them.

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