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1 Esdras 3:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Esdras 3:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 They ate and drank, and when they were satisfied they went away, and King Darius went to his bedroom; he went to sleep but woke up again.(A)
4 Then the three young men of the bodyguard who kept guard over the person of the king said to one another, 5 “Let each of us state what one word is strongest, and to the one whose statement seems wisest, King Darius will give rich gifts and great honors of victory.
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