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 bearing 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 to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to 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 sorrow 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 heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: 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 for want of judgment.
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 serve the Chaldeans, who will come to 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 him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to till his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and 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 his month in a year made provision.
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 more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: