Nehemiah 5:17

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Moreover, there were at my table one hundred and fifty Jews and officials, as well as those who came to us from the surrounding nations.

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  • 1 Kgs 18:19 : 19 Now summon all Israel to meet me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel's table.
  • 2 Sam 9:7 : 7 "Don’t be afraid," David said to him, "for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table."
  • 2 Sam 9:13 : 13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But a noble person makes honorable plans, and by honorable deeds he stands.
  • Rom 12:13 : 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
  • 1 Pet 4:9-9 : 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

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  • Neh 5:18-19
    2 verses
    81%

    18Each day, one ox, six choice sheep, and some birds were prepared for me, and every ten days an abundance of wine of all kinds. Despite this, I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was heavy.

    19Remember me with favor, O my God, for all that I have done for these people.

  • Neh 5:14-16
    3 verses
    79%

    14Moreover, from the day I was appointed to be governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

    15The former governors who were before me placed heavy burdens on the people, taking food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Even their servants oppressed the people. But because of the fear of God, I did not act like that.

    16Instead, I devoted myself to the work on this wall. We did not acquire any land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work.

  • Dan 5:1
    70%

    1King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine in their presence.

  • Neh 2:16
    69%

    16The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, or any others who would be doing the work.

  • Neh 13:5
    69%

    5He had provided Tobiah with a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, incense, temple articles, tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were prescribed for the Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.

  • Neh 12:40
    69%

    40The two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials with me.

  • Ezra 8:15
    69%

    15I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I observed the people and the priests, but I found no Levites there.

  • Ezra 8:24-25
    2 verses
    68%

    24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers.

    25I weighed out to them the silver, gold, and articles—the offering for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his officials, and all the Israelites who were present had donated.

  • Esth 1:3-5
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    68%

    3In the third year of his reign, he held a banquet for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials of the provinces were present before him.

    4He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his majestic greatness for many days—one hundred and eighty days in total.

    5When these days were over, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people who were present in the citadel of Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace.

  • Neh 5:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7I took counsel with myself, and then I confronted the nobles and officials, saying to them, 'You are exacting interest from your own people!' So I called together a large assembly to deal with them.

    8I said to them, 'We have redeemed our fellow Jews who were sold to the nations, as much as we were able. Now, you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!' They stayed silent, unable to say a word.

  • Ezra 7:22
    68%

    22up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred cors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without limit.

  • Neh 7:5
    68%

    5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had returned first, and this is what I discovered written there:

  • Ezra 6:7-8
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    7Leave the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.

    8Moreover, I issue a decree as to what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of this house of God: The expenses are to be fully paid to these men from the royal treasury from the tributes of the region Beyond the River, so that the work is not hindered.

  • Neh 2:1
    68%

    1In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought before him, I picked up the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence before.

  • Neh 2:9
    67%

    9So I went to the governors of the region beyond the Euphrates and gave them the king's letters. The king also sent army officers and cavalry with me.

  • Ezra 4:14
    67%

    14Now, because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, we are sending this message to inform the king.

  • Neh 1:2
    67%

    2Hanani, one of my brothers, came with some men from Judah, and I asked them about the Jews who had survived the exile and about Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 7:28
    67%

    28And who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. I was strengthened because the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

  • Ezra 5:5
    67%

    5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could be sent to Darius, and they received his response regarding this matter.

  • Dan 1:13
    67%

    13Then compare our appearance with that of the other youths who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.

  • Esth 8:17
    67%

    17In every province and every city where the king's command and decree reached, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a holiday. And many of the peoples of the land became Jews, for fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.

  • Esth 1:10
    67%

    10On the seventh day, when the king was in high spirits from the wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

  • Esth 9:16-17
    2 verses
    67%

    16Meanwhile, the rest of the Jews in the king’s provinces gathered to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of their enemies but did not lay their hands on the plunder.

    17This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day, they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy.

  • Dan 1:5
    67%

    5The king assigned them a daily portion from the royal food and wine that he drank. They were to be trained for three years, and at the end of that time, they were to serve before the king.

  • Esth 5:12
    67%

    12And Haman said, "What’s more, Queen Esther invited no one but me to accompany the king to the banquet she prepared. And I am invited again to dine with her and the king tomorrow."

  • Neh 4:16
    66%

    16At that time, I also said to the people, 'Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can be our guard by night and work by day.'

  • Ezra 2:3
    66%

    3the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.

  • Neh 8:12
    66%

    12Then all the people went to eat, drink, send portions of food, and celebrate with great joy because they understood the words that had been made known to them.

  • Ezra 5:3
    66%

    3At that time, Tattenai, the governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions came to them and said, 'Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and complete this structure?'

  • Ezra 1:9-11
    3 verses
    66%

    9This was their inventory: thirty gold basins, one thousand silver basins, twenty-nine knives,

    10Thirty gold bowls, four hundred and ten silver bowls of a second type, and one thousand other articles.

    11The total number of gold and silver articles was five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar brought up when the exiles were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

  • Esth 1:7
    66%

    7Drinks were served in golden goblets of various designs, and the royal wine flowed in abundance, as befits the king's generosity.

  • Neh 7:7
    66%

    7They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel:

  • 2 Kgs 25:29
    66%

    29Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes and ate regularly at the king's table for the rest of his life.

  • Ezra 5:8-10
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    66%

    8'Let it be known to the king that we went to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being rebuilt with large stones and timber is being placed in the walls. The work is being done diligently and is progressing well in their hands.'

    9'Then we asked those elders, and we said to them, "Who gave you the authority to rebuild this temple and complete this structure?"'

    10'We also asked them for their names in order to inform you, so we could record the names of the men who are leading this work.'

  • Neh 4:12
    66%

    12Every builder had his sword strapped to his side as he worked, and the one who sounded the trumpet stood beside me.

  • Neh 7:70
    66%

    70Some of the family heads also gave to the treasury for the work: 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 minas of silver.