Ezra 4:22
See that you⌃ be careful of the decree, not to be remiss concerning this matter, lest at any time destruction should abound to the harm of kings.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
In Context
21Now therefore make a decree to stop the work of those men, and that city shall no more be built.
Cross References
Esther 3:8And he spoke to king Artaxerxes, saying, There is a nation scattered among the nations in all your kingdom, and their laws differ from those of all the other nations; and they disobey the laws of the king; and it is not expedient for the king to let them alone.
Daniel 6:3And Daniel was over them, for there was an excellent spirit in him; and the king set him over all his kingdom.
Matthew Henry on Ezra 4:18-24
17 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. 18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. 19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem,… Read the whole commentary →