With the authority invested in him by the Persian king, Ezra had the right to execute all lawbreakers or to banish them from Jerusalem and Judah.
Persiešu valdnieka dotās pilnvaras ļāva Ezram sodīt visus likumpārkāpējus vai izraidīt tos no Jeruzalemes un Jūdejas. ( Ezras 7: 12, 26.)