Bible Dictionary
ENDAMAGE
An archaic word meaning to damage or harm. In Ezra 4:13 it refers to harming the king’s revenues.
Definition
Endamage is an archaic English word meaning to damage or harm.
Biblical Usage
In Ezra 4:13, the King James Version says that the proposed rebuilding would “damage” the revenue of the kings. The Revised Version expresses the meaning as being hurtful to the kings.
Historical Background
The word represents the Aramaic term nezaq and is retained from older English usage.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>en-dam'-aj:</p><p>Archaic for "damage"; Ezr 4:13 the King James Version: "Thou shalt damage the revenue of the kings," the Revised Version (British and American) "It will be hurtful unto the kings" (Aramaic nezaq);</p><p>compare /APC 1Esdras 6:33.</p>