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
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, the king, that as wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it unto the king. And as I had not been sad before in his presence,
Nehemiah 13:6
But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon, I went unto the king, and after certain days I was sent by the king.
I and my
1 Corinthians 9:4
Do we not have authority to eat and to drink?
2 Thessalonians 3:8
neither did we eat any man's bread for nought, but working with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you,
The bread
Ezra 4:13
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city is rebuilt, and the walls founded, they will not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so the revenue of the kings shall be reduced.
Romans 13:6
For this cause ye also pay them tribute, for they are God's ministers, attending continually to this very thing.