Verse 13

Be it knowen now vnto the king, that if this citie be builded, and the walles made vp againe, then shal not they geue toule, tribute, and custome, & the kinges profite shall incurre damage.

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 7:24 : 24 And we certifie you, that ye haue no aucthoritie to require taxing and custome and yerely rentes, vpon any of the priestes, leuites, singers, porters, Nethinims, and ministers in the house of his God.
• Neh 5:4 : 4 But some there were that saide: We haue borowed money for the kinges tribute, and that vpon our landes & vineyardes.
• Ps 52:2 : 2 Thy tongue imagineth wickednes: and deceaueth like a sharpe raser.
• Ps 119:69 : 69 The proude haue forged a false tale agaynst me: but I wyll kepe thy commaundementes with my whole heart.
• Matt 9:9 : 9 And as Iesus passed foorth from thence, he sawe a man, named Matthewe, syttyng at the receipte of custome: & he sayth vnto hym, folowe me. And he arose, and folowed hym.
• Matt 17:25 : 25 He sayth: yes. And when he was come into the house, Iesus preuented hym, saying: What thynkest thou Simon? of whom do the kynges of the earth take tribute or toule? of the chyldren, or of straungers?
• Rom 13:6-7 : 6 And for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are Gods ministers, seruyng for the same purpose. 7 Geue to euery man therfore his dutie, tribute to whom tribute, custome to whom custome, feare to whom feare, honour to whom honour belongeth.
• Ezra 4:20 : 20 There haue ben mightie kinges also at Hierusalem, which haue raigned ouer all countreys beyond the water: and toule, tribute, and custome was geuen vnto them,