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Nehemiah 5:14

Artaxerxes

12 “We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.

13 I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of His house and possession every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.

Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

15 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.

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.

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BSB
Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
KJV
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.
WEB
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
BLB
Also from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the King (twelve years), I and my brothers did not eat the bread of the governor.
ÅB
Fra den dag jeg ble utnevnt til stattholder i Juda land, fra kong Artaxerxes' tyvende år til hans to og trettiende år, i hele tolv år, har hverken jeg eller mine brødre nytt noe av den kost som stattholderen kunne kreve.
OTB
Dessuten, fra den dagen jeg ble utnevnt til å være deres guvernør i landet Juda, fra det tjuende året til det trettiførste året av kong Artaxerxes, i tolv år, verken jeg eller mine brødre brukte guvernørens matgodtgjørelse.
B1930
Fra den dag jeg blev utnevnt til stattholder i Juda land, fra kong Artaxerxes' tyvende år til hans to og trettiende år, i hele tolv år, har hverken jeg eller mine brødre nytt noget av den kost som stattholderen kunde kreve.

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 13:6

    While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:18

    What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 3:8–9

    nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:4–15

    Have we no right to food and to drink?

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  • Ezra 4:13–14

    Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.

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  • Romans 13:6–7

    This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.

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  • Nehemiah 2:1

    Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,

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