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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 4:14

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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4:14 Since we are your loyal subjects: The Aramaic phrase we eat the salt of the palace was a metaphor for taking an oath of loyalty to the king. • The letter’s authors claimed that their only interest was to preserve the honor of the king, but they were actually grasping for power and political advantage over the Jews.
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