Ezra 4:14

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

Now because we have eaten of the palace salt, and it is not right for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and notified the king,

Cross References

Ezra 4:13

Now let it be known to the king that if this city is rebuilt, and the walls completed, they will not give tax, tribute, and forced labor, and it will cause the king’s revenue to suffer.

Ezra 4:15

so that he may search in the book of the records of your fathers, and you shall discover in the book of the records and shall know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and to provinces; and insurrection was stirred up in it in the past; for which reason this city was destroyed.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as peoples come, and they sit before you as My people. And they hear your words, but they do not do them. For they produce much love with their mouth, but their heart goes after their unjust gain.