24 Whoever transgresses the law of your God and of the king shall be punished diligently, whether it be by death, or other punishment, by penalty of money, or by imprisonment.” (WEB) 25 Then Esdras the scribe said, “Blessed be the only Lord, the God of my fathers, who has put these things into the heart of the king, to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem, (WEB) 26 and has honored me in the sight of the king, his counselors, and all his friends and nobles. (WEB)
1 Esdras 8:24–26
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