Nehemiah 5:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

And still other people were saying, “We have to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. But we cannot afford to pay, so we are borrowing money to pay the tax.

Cross References

Ezra 4:13

Also, King Artaxerxes, you should know that if Jerusalem and its walls are rebuilt, the people of Jerusalem will stop paying their taxes. They will stop sending money to honor you. They also will stop paying customs fees, and the king will lose all that money.

Ezra 4:20

Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over it and over the whole area west of the Euphrates River. Their kings received taxes, customs, fees, and tribute.

Nehemiah 9:37

The harvest is big in this land. But we sinned, so that harvest goes to the kings you put over us. They control us and our cattle. They do anything they want. We are in a lot of trouble.

Ezra 7:24

I want you men to know that it is against the law to make the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Temple servants, and other workers in God’s Temple pay taxes. They don’t have to pay taxes, money to honor the king, or any customs fees.

1 Kings 9:21

The Israelites had not been able to destroy them, but Solomon forced them to work for him as slaves. They are still slaves today.

Joshua 16:10

But the Ephraimites were not able to force the Canaanites to leave the town of Gezer. So the Canaanites still live among the Ephraimites today, although they did become slaves of the Ephraimites.

Nehemiah 5:3

Other people were saying, “This is a time of famine. We have to use our fields, vineyards, and homes to pay for grain.”

Proverbs 22:7

The rich rule over the poor. The one who borrows is a slave to the one who lends.