Ezra 4:14

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But we, remembering the salt that we have eaten in the palace, and because we count it a crime to see the king wronged, have therefore sent and certified the king,

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to thee, as if a people were coming in, and my people sit before thee: and hear thy words, and do them not: for they turn them into a song of their mouth, and their heart goeth after their covetousness.

Ezra 4:13

And now be it known to the king, that if this city be built up, and the walls thereof repaired, they will not pay tribute nor toll, nor yearly revenues; and this loss will fail upon the kings.

Ezra 4:15

That search may be made in the books of the histories of thy fathers. And thou shalt find written in the records; and shalt know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to the kings and provinces, and that wars were raised therein of old time. For which cause also the city was destroyed.