Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

1 Esdras 2:23

and that the Jews were rebellious, and raised always wars therein; for the which cause even this city was made desolate.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
And that the Jews were rebellious, and raised always wars therein; for the which cause even this city was made desolate.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
And that the Jews were rebellious, and raised always wars therein; for the which cause even this city was made desolate.
King James Version