Nehemiah 5:18

and that which hath been prepared for one day is one ox, six fat sheep, also fowls have been prepared for me, and once in ten days of all wines abundantly, and with this, the bread of the governor I have not sought, for heavy is the service on this people.

1 Kings 4:22-23

And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal;

Nehemiah 5:14-15

Also, from the day that he appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes the king -- twelve years -- I, and my brethren, the bread of the governor have not eaten:

Psalm 37:21

The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

Psalm 37:26

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed is for a blessing.

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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 the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal;

Required

Nehemiah 5:14
Also, from the day that he appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes the king -- twelve years -- I, and my brethren, the bread of the governor have not eaten:

Because the bondage

Psalm 37:21
The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.