And now let be it known to the king, that if this city will have been built up, and its walls repaired, they will not pay tribute, nor tax, nor yearly revenues, and this loss will affect even the kings.
Ezra 4:22 - Catholic Public Domain Version See to it that you are not negligent in fulfilling this, otherwise, little by little, the evil may increase against the kings." 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be sure that you do this. Why should damage grow, to the hurt of the kings? American Standard Version (1901) And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? Common English Bible Be sure to carry out this order! Why should danger grow and threaten the king? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings. English Standard Version 2016 And take care not to be slack in this matter. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the king?” |
And now let be it known to the king, that if this city will have been built up, and its walls repaired, they will not pay tribute, nor tax, nor yearly revenues, and this loss will affect even the kings.
Now therefore, hear the sentence: Prohibit those men, so that this city may be not built, until perhaps there may be further orders from me.
And so a copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, and their counselors. And they went away hurriedly to Jerusalem, to the Jews. And they prohibited them by force and by strength.
And over these, three leaders, of whom Daniel was one, so that the governors would be accountable to them and the king would have no trouble.
And so Daniel excelled above all the leaders and governors, because a greater spirit of God was in him.