20 Denn er gedachte, wider die von Tyrus und Sidon zu kriegen. Sie aber kamen einmütig zu ihm und überredeten des Königs Kämmerer, Blastus, und baten um Frieden, darum daß ihre Lande sich nähren mußten von des Königs Land.
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He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.