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Likewise those who do not serve in the army or make war but till the soil, whenever they sow, reap the harvest and bring some to the king; and they compel one another to pay taxes to the king.
7
And yet he is only one man! If he tells them to kill, they kill; if he tells them to release, they release;
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if he tells them to attack, they attack; if he tells them to lay waste, they lay waste; if he tells them to build, they build;
9
if he tells them to cut down, they cut down; if he tells them to plant, they plant.
10
All his people and his armies obey him. Moreover, he reclines, he eats and drinks and sleeps,
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.