Ezra 4:13

New King James Version

Let it now be known to the king that, if this city is built and the walls completed, they will not pay tax, tribute, or custom, and the king’s treasury will be diminished.

Cross References

Ezra 7:24

Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God.

Nehemiah 5:4

There were also those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tax on our lands and vineyards.

Matthew 17:25

He said, “Yes.” And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?”

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.

Psalm 119:69

The proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Ezra 4:20

There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the region beyond the River; and tax, tribute, and custom were paid to them.

Ezra 4:14

Now because we receive support from the palace, it was not proper for us to see the king’s dishonor; therefore we have sent and informed the king,