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Ezra Chapter 4 verse 14 Holy Bible

ASV Ezra 4:14

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
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BBE Ezra 4:14

Now because we are responsible to the king, and it is not right for us to see the king's honour damaged, we have sent to give the king word of these things,
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DARBY Ezra 4:14

Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
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KJV Ezra 4:14

Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
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WBT Ezra 4:14

Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
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WEB Ezra 4:14

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
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YLT Ezra 4:14

Now, because that the salt of the palace `is' our salt, and the nakedness of the king we have no patience to see, therefore we have sent and made known to the king;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - We have maintenance from the king's palace. The marginal rendering is better, and shows the true sense. "Eating a man's salt" in the East is deriving one's subsistence from him. The man who eats another's salt is bound to look after his interests. It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour. Rather, "the king's detriment or loss" - it was not meet for us to stand by tamely and see the king stript of his due.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) Maintenance.--more exactly, we eat the salt of the palace. This seems to be a general expression for dependence on the king, whose dishonour or loss they profess themselves unwilling to behold.