1 Esdras 4:2-4

Common English Bible

² “Gentlemen, aren’t people superior who control land and sea and all that’s in them? ³ But the king is most superior, because he is their ruler and master, and whatever he might say to them they obey as soon as they hear it. ⁴ If he tells them to make war on each other, they do so; and if he sends them out against the enemy, they march and overcome mountain fortresses, walls, and towers.