Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
From the twentieth
I and my
The bread
Bible References
From the twentieth
Nehemiah 2:1
It came about in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, during the month of Nissan, the king was about to drink some wine that I was preparing for him. Now I had never looked troubled in his presence.
Nehemiah 13:6
During all of this time, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to the king in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon. After a while I obtained permission from the king
I and my
1 Corinthians 9:4
We have the right to earn our food, don't we?
2 Thessalonians 3:8
We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, with toil and labor we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.
The bread
Ezra 4:13
May the king be further advised that if this city is rebuilt and its walls erected, its citizens will refuse to pay tributes, taxes, and tariffs, thereby restricting royal revenues.
Romans 13:6
This is also why you pay taxes. For rulers are God's servants faithfully devoting themselves to their work.