Ezr 8:22 | ESV | STEP | For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way , since we had told the king , The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.

Ezra 8:22

22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, ^a“The hand of our God is for good on ^ball who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.”