Nehemiah 5:18

Easy To Read Version

Every day I fixed this much food for the people that ate at my table: one cow, six good sheep, and different kinds of birds. And every ten days all kinds of wine were brought to my table. Yet, I never demanded the food that was allowed for the governor. \{I never forced the people to pay those taxes to pay for my food.\} I knew that the work the people were doing was very hard.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:3

“You remember that my father, King David, had to fight many wars all around him. So he was never able to build a temple to honor the Lord his God. King David was waiting until the Lord allowed him to defeat all his enemies.

Psalm 37:21

An evil man quickly borrows money\par and never pays it back.\par But a good man gives freely to other people.\par

Psalm 37:26

A good man gives freely to other people.\par And a good man’s children are a blessing.\par

2 Thessalonians 3:8

And when we ate another person’s food, we always paid for it. We worked and worked so that we would not be trouble to any of you. We worked night and day.