Translations
All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, "Because the king is near kin to us. Why are you angry about this? Have we eaten at the king's expense? Has he given us any gifts?"
All the men of Yehudah answered the men of Yisra'el, "Because the king is our kinsman. So why are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten anything at the king's expense? Has he given us any gift?"
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift?
And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”

