Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
A raiser of taxes in the
Anger
General references
Bible References
A raiser of taxes in the
Deuteronomy 15:2
This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, for it is to be recognized as "the Lord's cancellation of debts."
2 Kings 23:35
Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh the required amount of silver and gold, but to meet Pharaoh's demands Jehoiakim had to tax the land. He collected an assessed amount from each man among the people of the land in order to pay Pharaoh Necho.
Anger
Proverbs 30:33
For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.
General references
Proverbs 6:22
When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.