KJV:
Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
NASB:
Then I came to the governors of the provinces beyond the River and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen.
KJV:
And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
NASB:
He spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy men of Samaria and said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to restore it for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish in a day? Can they revive the stones from the dusty rubble even the burned ones?"
KJV:
All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
NASB:
All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 able men.
KJV:
And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
NASB:
and their brothers, valiant warriors, 128. And their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
KJV:
In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
NASB:
in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his princes and attendants, the army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of his provinces being in his presence.
KJV:
Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
NASB:
In them the king granted the Jews who were in each and every city the right to assemble and to defend their lives, to destroy, to kill and to annihilate the entire army of any people or province which might attack them, including children and women, and to plunder their spoil,
KJV:
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
NASB:
"His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
KJV:
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
NASB:
"He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not bend down to the ground.