Cross Reference EZRA 4:14 NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE MAINTENANCE FROM THE KING'S PALACE AND IT WAS NOT MEET FOR US TO SEE THE KING'S DISHONOUR THEREFORE HAVE WE SENT AND CERTIFIED THE KING

{Ezra 4:14} Now 3705 because 6903 3606 x1768 we have y1768 maintenance 4415 4416 z8754 from [the king's] palace, 1965 and it was not 3809 meet 749 z8750 for us to see 2370 z8749 the king's 4430 dishonour, 6173 therefore 5922 1836 have we sent 7972 z8754 and certified 3046 z8684 the king; 4430

have maintenance:
etc. Chal, are salted with the salt of the palace, Salt is reckoned among the principal necessaries of life (Ecclus. 39:26 or verse 31); hence, by a very natural figure, salt is used for food or maintenance in general. I am well informed, says Mr. Parkhurst, that it is a common expression of the natives in the East Indies, "I eat such a one's salt," meaning, I am fed by him. Salt was also, as it still is, among eastern nations, a symbol of friendship and hospitality; and hence, to eat a man's salt, is to be bound to him by the ties of friendship.

and it was:
"And they comeª ° unto¹ thee as the peopleª cometh,ª and they sitª ° beforeª thee [as] my people,ª and they hearª °¹ thy words,ª but they will not¹ doª ° them: for¹ with their mouthª they¹ shewª ° much love,ª [but] their heartª goethª ° afterª their covetousness.ª" {Ezk 33:31} + "Whyª was² ° notª thisª ointmentª soldª ° for three hundredª pence,ª andª givenª ° to the poor?ª ...ª Thisª he said,ª ° notª thatª heª caredª ° forª the¹ poor;ª butª becauseª he wasª ° a thief,ª andª hadª ° the¹ bag,ª andª bareª ° what was put¹ therein.² °" {Jhn 12:5-6} + "And fromª thenceforthª Pilateª soughtª ° to releaseª ° him:ª butª the¹ Jewsª cried out,ª ° saying,ª ° Ifª thou let² ° this man² go,ª °¹ thou artª ° notª Caesar'sª friend:ª whosoeverª makethª ° himself² ¹ a kingª speaketh againstª ° Caesar.ª ... Butª they¹ cried out,ª ° Away withª ° [him], away withª ° [him], crucifyª ° him.ª Pilateª saithª ° unto them,ª Shall I crucifyª ° yourª King?ª The¹ chief priestsª answered,ª ° We haveª ° noª kingª butª Caesar.ª" {Jhn 19:12-15}