The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God. Cross References Genesis 20:11 Abraham replied, "I thought to myself, 'Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.' Genesis 42:18 and on the third day he said to them, "I fear God. So do this and you will live: Nehemiah 5:9 So I continued, "What you are doing is not right. Shouldn't you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies? Nehemiah 5:16 Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land. Job 31:23 For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower. Jeremiah 32:9 So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver. Lamentations 5:8 Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands. Treasury of Scripture But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. even their 1 Samuel 2:15-17 1 Samuel 8:15 Proverbs 29:12 so did Matthew 5:47 2 Corinthians 11:9 2 Corinthians 12:13 because Nehemiah 5:9 Job 31:23 Psalm 112:1 |
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