1 Esdras 4:8-10

Common English Bible

⁸ If he tells them to strike, they strike. If he tells them to destroy or build something, they destroy it or they build it. ⁹ If he tells them to cut down something, they cut it down. If he tells them to plant, they plant. ¹⁰ All his people and his military powers obey him. Furthermore, he reclines, eats, drinks, and sleeps;