Nehemiah 5:18

Modern King James Version

And that which was prepared daily was one ox and six choice sheep; and birds were prepared; and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine. Yet for all this I did not seek the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:3

You know how David my father could not build a house to the name of Jehovah his God because of the wars which were around him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows, and never pays again; but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.

Psalm 37:26

All the day long he deals graciously, and lends; and his seed is blessed.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

neither did we eat any man's bread freely, but we worked with labor and travail night and day, so that we might not be heavy on any of you