Thematic Bible: Collectors of


Thematic Bible



Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work. Verse ConceptsOfficersPalacesForced Labour

And Adoram was overseer of the forced work; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder; Verse ConceptsRecordersForced Labour


And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount. Verse ConceptsMoney, Stewardship OfTaxExtortionBeing Contenttaxes

And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessApostles, Descriptiondiscipleship, nature ofInstructions About Followingtaxes

Your heart will give thought to the cause of your fear: where is the scribe, where is he who made a record of the payments, where is he by whom the towers were numbered? Verse ConceptsCensusOfficersCounting BuildingsFear Will Cometerrorismaccounting

Then his place will be taken by one who will send out a man with the glory of a king to get wealth together; but after a short time destruction will overtake him, but not in wrath or in the fight. Verse ConceptsTaxationA Short TimeNo WarShort Time For Actiontaxes

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain