1 Esdras 4:12
In 3 translations
- KJV
- O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
- WEB
- O sirs, how could the king not be the strongest, seeing that he is obeyed like this?” Then he stopped talking.
- LXXE
- O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὦ ἄνδρες, πῶς οὐχ ὑπερισχύει ὁ βασιλεὺς, ὅτι οὕτως ἐπάκουστός ἐστι; καὶ ἐσίγησεν.