2 Kings 25:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And for his food, the king gave him a regular amount every day for the rest of his life.

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Referenced Verses

  • Neh 11:23 : 23 For there was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers, for their needs day by day.
  • Neh 12:47 : 47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel and in the days of Nehemiah gave what was needed by the music-makers and the door-keepers day by day: and they made the offerings holy for the Levites; and the Levites did the same for the sons of Aaron.
  • Dan 1:5 : 5 And a regular amount of food and wine every day from the king's table was ordered for them by the king; and they were to be cared for for three years so that at the end of that time they might take their places before the king.
  • Matt 6:11 : 11 Give us this day bread for our needs.
  • Luke 11:3 : 3 Give us every day bread for our needs.
  • Acts 6:1 : 1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.
  • Gen 48:15-16 : 15 And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day, 16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.

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  • Jer 52:32-34
    3 verses
    88%

    32And he said kind words to him and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

    33And his prison clothing was changed, and he was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life.

    34And for his food, the king gave him a regular amount every day till the day of his death, for the rest of his life.

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    28And said kind words to him, and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

    29And his prison clothing was changed, and he was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life.

  • 5And a regular amount of food and wine every day from the king's table was ordered for them by the king; and they were to be cared for for three years so that at the end of that time they might take their places before the king.

  • Neh 5:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17And more than this, a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers were guests at my table, in addition to those who came to us from the nations round about us.

    18Now the food made ready for one day was one ox and six fat sheep, as well as fowls; and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine: but all the same, I did not take the food to which the ruler had a right, because the people were crushed under a hard yoke.

  • 23For there was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers, for their needs day by day.

  • 10And you are to take your food by weight, twenty shekels a day: you are to take it at regular times.

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    21And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life.

    22And the amount of Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of crushed grain and sixty measures of meal;

  • 21Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.

  • Dan 1:13-16
    4 verses
    67%

    13Then take a look at our faces and the faces of the young men who have food from the king's table; and, having seen them, do to your servants as it seems right to you.

    14So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.

    15And at the end of ten days their faces seemed fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the young men who had their food from the king's table.

    16So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.

  • 30And on the table at all times you are to keep my holy bread.

  • 18Then the king gave a great feast for all his captains and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he gave orders through all the divisions of his kingdom for a day of rest from work, and gave wealth from his store.

  • 14Now from the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year till the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my servants have never taken the food which was the right of the ruler.

  • 27And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked.

  • 9And whatever they have need of, young oxen and sheep and lambs, for burned offerings to the God of heaven, grain, salt, wine, and oil, whatever the priests in Jerusalem say is necessary, is to be given to them day by day regularly:

  • Esth 1:4-5
    2 verses
    66%

    4And for a long time, even a hundred and eighty days, he let them see all the wealth and the glory of his kingdom and the great power and honour which were his.

    5And at the end of that time, the king gave a feast for all the people who were present in Shushan, the king's town, small as well as great, for seven days, in the outer square of the garden of the king's house.

  • 4He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

  • Dan 1:9-10
    2 verses
    65%

    9And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.

    10And the captain of the unsexed servants said to Daniel, I am in fear of my lord the king, who has given orders about your food and your drink; what if he sees you looking less happy than the other young men of your generation? then you would have put my head in danger from the king.

  • 11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of grain, as food for his people, and twenty measures of clear oil; this he did every year.

  • 15May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.

  • 7And Solomon put twelve overseers over all Israel, to be responsible for the stores needed for the king and those of his house; every man was responsible for one month in the year.

  • 25Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Eccl 5:17-18
    2 verses
    64%

    17This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.

    18Every man to whom God has given money and wealth and the power to have pleasure in it and to do his part and have joy in his work: this is given by God.

  • 25And so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now.

  • 31For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure.

  • 17Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.

  • 7And they gave them drink in gold vessels, every vessel being different, and wine of the kingdom, freely given by the king.

  • 53And he will be with him as a servant working for payment year by year; his master is not to be cruel to him before your eyes.

  • 28For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

  • 24In this way, every day for seven days, give the food of the offering made by fire, a sweet smell to the Lord: it is to be offered in addition to the regular burned offering, and its drink offering.

  • 22A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

  • 27And let this offering, which your servant gives to my lord, be given to the young men who are with my lord.

  • 10The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face:

  • 27And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace.

  • 4And the captain put them in Joseph's care, and he did what was needed for them; and they were kept in prison for some time.

  • 22To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits of silver and five changes of clothing.

  • 1That day the king gave all the family of Haman, the hater of the Jews, to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had made clear what he was to her.

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  • 20Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all his servants; and he gave honour to the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker among the others.

  • 11Then Ziba said to the king, Every order which you have given to your servant will be done. As for Mephibosheth, he had a place at David's table, like one of the king's sons.