Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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,
New American Standard Bible
Now because we
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
Since we have taken an oath of loyalty to the king,
International Standard Version
Now, because we are royal employees and are committed to preserving the reputation of the king, we have written to the king and have declared its contents to be true,
A Conservative Version
Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not fitting for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore we have sent and certified to the king,
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
Now because we are in the service of the palace, and it is not proper for us to witness the king’s dishonor, for that reason we have sent word and informed the king,
Darby Translation
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;
Julia Smith Translation
Now for the cause that we were salted with the salt of the temple, and not being fit to us to see the king's nakedness, for this we sent and made known to the king;
King James 2000
Now because we receive support from the king's palace, and it was not proper for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now since we eat the salt of the palace and the dishonor of the king is not proper for us to see, we send and make [this] known to the king,
Modern King James verseion
And because we have eaten the salt of the palace, and it was not right for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore we have sent and notified the king,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now in the mean season we have destroyed the temple, and would no longer see the king's dishonour. Therefore sent we out, and caused the king to be certified thereof:
NET Bible
In light of the fact that we are loyal to the king, and since it does not seem appropriate to us that the king should sustain damage, we are sending the king this information
New Heart English Bible
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;
The Emphasized Bible
Now, because the salt of the palace we have eaten, the impoverishment of the king, it is not meet for us to see, - therefore have we sent, and certified the king;
Webster
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;
World English Bible
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;
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against jews, returned under ezra
Bishlam » A samaritan who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple at jerusalem
Palaces » Of kings » Afforded support to all the king's retainers
Salt » Partaking of another's, a bond of friendship
Slander » Exemplified » Enemies of the jews
The Second Temple » The samaritans, &c » Wrote to » Artaxerxes
Interlinear
Q@bel (Aramaic)
`al (Aramaic)
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezra 4:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Resistance To Rebuilding Jerusalem
13 The king may be certain that when the building of this town and its walls is complete, they will give no tax or payment in goods or forced payments, and in the end it will be a cause of loss to the kings. 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, 15 So that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: and you will see in the book of the records that this town has been uncontrolled, and a cause of trouble to kings and countries, and that there were outbursts against authority there in the past: for which reason the town was made waste.
Phrases
Cross References
Ezekiel 33:31
And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.
John 12:5-6
Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?
John 19:12-15
Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.