Ezra 4:22

Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

King James Version
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Other Translations for Ezra 4:22

BSB
See that you do not neglect this matter. Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer?
AKJV
Take heed now that you fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
CPDV
See to it that you are not negligent in fulfilling this, otherwise, little by little, the evil may increase against the kings."
ERV
And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
NHEB
Take heed that you not be slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
SMT
And be ye warned from doing wrong upon this: wherefore shall harm overtake to endamage the kings?

Commentary for Ezra 4:22

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Ezra 4:22
Summary
Stern warning against disobeying royal decree
Place
Persia
Event
Warning emphasized
Estimated Time Period
c. 465 BC
Category
Narrative