loyalty

Now the Jews always maintained a feeling of unwavering loyalty toward the kings,

Since there are many Jews settled in our realm who were carried off from Jerusalem by the Persians at the time of their power and many more who came with my father into Egypt as captives--large numbers of these he placed in the army and paid them higher wages than usual, and when he had proved the loyalty of their leaders he built fortresses and placed them in their charge that the native Egyptians might be intimidated by them.

The towers were guarded too by most trusty men who had given the utmost proof of their loyalty to their country.