Nehemiah 5:18

Modern English Version

Daily there were one ox and six choice sheep prepared for me. Fowls were also prepared for me. Once in ten days all sorts of wine were supplied in abundance. Yet for all this, I never required the governor’s food allotment because it was a heavy burden on this people.

Cross References

Psalm 37:26

The righteous is ever generous and lends, and his descendants become a blessing.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is generous and gives.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

neither did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but we worked tirelessly and toiled night and day that we might not be a burden to any of you.

1 Kings 5:3

“You know how David my father was unable to build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars all around him, until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.