But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, "We will not have this man to reign over us.'
Luke 19:14
Surrounding context
19:13 So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, "Do business till I come.'
19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, "We will not have this man to reign over us.'
19:15 "And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.