Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
The king's tribute
General references
Bible References
The king's tribute
Nehemiah 9:37 “Its abundant produce is for the kings
Whom You have set over us because of our sins;
They also rule over our bodies
And over our cattle as they please,
So we are in great distress.
Whom You have set over us because of our sins;
They also rule over our bodies
And over our cattle as they please,
So we are in great distress.
Deuteronomy 28:47
“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all things;
Joshua 16:10 But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.
1 Kings 9:21 their descendants who were left after them in the land whom the sons of Israel were unable to destroy utterly, from them Solomon levied forced laborers, even to this day.
Ezra 4:13
Now let it be known to the king, that if that city is rebuilt and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, custom or toll, and it will damage the revenue of the kings.
General references
Exodus 22:25
“If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.
Amos 8:6 So as to buy the helpless for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
Luke 20:22
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”