Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

1 Esdras 4:12

O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
O you⌃ men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue.
King James Version