Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
The profit
The king
General references
Bible References
The profit
Genesis 1:29
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:
Genesis 3:17
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Psalm 104:14
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,
Psalm 115:16
The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Proverbs 13:23
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
Proverbs 27:23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
Proverbs 28:19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons'shall have poverty enough.
Jeremiah 40:10
As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that shall come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.
The king
1 Samuel 8:12
and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
1 Kings 4:7
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
1 Chronicles 27:26
And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
General references
1 Corinthians 12:22
Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary: