Nehemiah 5:18

And that which was prepared daily was one ox and six choice sheep; and birds were prepared; and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine. Yet for all this I did not seek the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

1 Kings 4:22-23

And Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of fine flour and sixty measures of meal,

Nehemiah 5:14-15

And from the time that I was chosen to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows, and never pays again; but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.

Psalm 37:26

All the day long he deals graciously, and lends; and his seed is blessed.

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Summary

Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

Now that

Required

Because the bondage

Bible References

Now that

1 Kings 4:22
And Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of fine flour and sixty measures of meal,

Required

Nehemiah 5:14
And from the time that I was chosen to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.

Because the bondage

Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrows, and never pays again; but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.