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Whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
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God's Law, King's Authority
Commentators highlight the remarkable nature of this decree. The Persian king granted Ezra the civil authority to enforce both God's law and the king's law. This meant that religious law was backed by the state's power, with punishments ranging from imprisonment to death. Scholars note this was a significant combination of religious and civil power in one person.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Banishment — literally, as in the margin. Separation from the congregation is probably intended ().
19th Century
Anglican
Let judgment be executed speedily upon him. —Hence civil authority is added to religious. All these powers were usually entrusted …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And whosoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king Either the jud…
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