And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Slew. He was an absolute monarch, and considered his subjects as so many slaves. (Calmet) Xerxes having called together his nobles, that he might not seem to have resolved on the war with Greece alone, said: "Nevertheless, remember that you have to obey rather than to advise. "(V. Max. 9. 5. 2.)

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