Esther 3:8
¶And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered *abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and htheir laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not 1for the king's profit to suffer them.
¶And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
*:
abroad-over a wide area.
h:
Ezra 4:12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
Ezra 4:13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
Acts 16:20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
Acts 16:21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
1:
Heb. meet or equal.