Nehemiah 5:15

But the former governors, the ones who had been before me, were a burden to the people, and they took from them bread and wine, and forty shekels of money each day. And their officials also oppressed the people. But I did not do so, out of fear of God.

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In The King James Version

But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

In Context

14Now from that day, on which the king had ordered me to be governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of king Artaxerxes, for twelve years, I and my brothers did not eat the yearly allowance that was owed to the governors.

16In fact, I preferred to build in the work of the wall, and I bought no land, and all my servants were gathered to do the work.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:15In addition, before they burned the fat, the servant of the priest would arrive, and he would say to the one who was immolating: “Give me the flesh, so that I may boil it for the priest. For I will not accept cooked meat from you, but raw.”

Nehemiah 5:9And I said to them: “The thing that you are doing is not good. Why are you not walking in the fear of our God, so that there may be no reproach against us from our enemies, the Gentiles?

Psalms 112:1Alleluia. Praise the Lord, children. Praise the name of the Lord.

Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth, iniquity is redeemed. And by the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us all listen together to the end of the discourse. Fear God, and observe his commandments. This is everything for man.

Lamentations 5:8Servants have become rulers over us. There was no one to redeem us from their hand.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 5:15-19

The Generosity of Nehemiah. ( b. c. 445.) 14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. 15 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did… Read the whole commentary →

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