Genesis 41:34

Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers and officials over the land, and set aside one-fifth [of the produce] of the [entire] land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.

Numbers 31:14

But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, who served in the war.

2 Kings 11:11-12

And the guards stood, each man with weapons in his hand, from the right side to the left side of the temple area, by the altar [in the courtyard] and by the temple [proper], all around the king.

2 Chronicles 34:12

The men did the work faithfully with foremen over them to supervise and inspect [their work]: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, and the Levites, all who were skillful with musical instruments.

Nehemiah 11:9

Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city.

Job 5:20


“In famine He will redeem you from death,
And in war from the power of the sword.

Psalm 33:19


To rescue their lives from death
And keep them alive in famine.

Proverbs 6:6-8


Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,

Proverbs 22:3


A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it],
But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].

Proverbs 27:12


A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it,
But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].

Luke 16:5

So he summoned his master’s debtors one by one, and he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

General references

Bible References

Officers

Numbers 31:14
But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, who served in the war.
2 Kings 11:11
And the guards stood, each man with weapons in his hand, from the right side to the left side of the temple area, by the altar [in the courtyard] and by the temple [proper], all around the king.
2 Chronicles 34:12
The men did the work faithfully with foremen over them to supervise and inspect [their work]: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, and the Levites, all who were skillful with musical instruments.
Nehemiah 11:9
Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer, and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second in command of the city.

And take

Job 5:20

“In famine He will redeem you from death,
And in war from the power of the sword.
Psalm 33:19

To rescue their lives from death
And keep them alive in famine.
Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,
Proverbs 22:3

A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it],
But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].
Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it,
But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].
Luke 16:5
So he summoned his master’s debtors one by one, and he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

General references

Genesis 41:48
And Joseph gathered all the [surplus] food of the seven [good] years in the land of Egypt and stored [enormous quantities of] the food in the cities. He stored away in every city the food [collected] from its own surrounding fields.