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18 Come now, be the first to obey the king’s command, as all the Gentiles and Judeans and those who are left in Jerusalem have done. Then you and your sons shall be numbered among the King’s Friends,[a] and you and your sons shall be honored with silver and gold and many gifts.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2:18 The King’s Friends: a regular order of nobility at Hellenistic courts (see 10:65; 11:27).

27 He confirmed him in the high priesthood and in the other honors he had previously held, and had him enrolled among his Chief Friends.

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