And the governor said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things until there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

And take heed that you do not fail to do this. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

Whatever is commanded by the God of Heaven, let it be carefully done for the house of the God of Heaven, for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

And I sent them with command to Iddo the chief of the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo, to his brothers the temple slaves, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

should we again break Your commandments and join hands with the people of these abominations? Would You not be angry with us until You had crushed us, until there is no remnant nor survivor?

Then Ezra arose and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel to swear that they should do according to this word. And they swore.