1 Esdras 4:41-43 World English Bible (WEB)

41. And with that he held his tongue. And all the people then shouted, and said, Great is truth, and strong above all things.

42. Then said the king to him, Ask what you will more than is appointed in writing, and we will give it you, inasmuch as you are found wisest; and you shall sit next me, and shall be called my cousin.

43. Then said he to the king, Remember your vow, which you did vow to build Jerusalem, in the day when you came to your kingdom,

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