Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.

My people

Bible References

Thrust

Ezekiel 22:27
Her rulers in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood and to destroy souls, to get unjust gain.
1 Kings 21:19
And you shall speak to him, saying, So says Jehovah, Have you killed and also taken possession? And you shall speak to him saying, So says Jehovah, In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.
Micah 1:1
The Word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Micah 3:1
And I said, Please hear, O heads of Jacob and magistrates of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice?

Inheritance out

Psalm 68:18
You have gone up on high; You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts for men, yes, for the rebellious also, that You might dwell among them, O Jehovah God.
John 10:28
And I give to them eternal life, and they shall never ever perish, and not anyone shall pluck them out of My hand.
Ephesians 4:8
Therefore He says, "When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men."

My people

Ezekiel 34:3
You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you kill the fat ones, but you do not feed the flock.

General references

1 Samuel 8:14
And he will take your fields and your vineyards and your olive-yards, the best, and give them to his servants.
1 Samuel 10:25
Then Samuel told the people the duties of the kingdom, and wrote in a book and laid it up before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his house.
Ezekiel 45:7
And a portion shall be for the ruler from here and from there, for the heave offering of the holy place, and of the possession of the city, in front of the heave offering of the holy place, and to the front of the city's possession, from the west side westward and from the east side eastward. And the length shall be alongside one of the portions, from the west border to the east border.