Ecclesiastes 5:9

Coverdale Bible (1535)

The whole londe also with the feldes and all that is therin, is in subieccion and bondage vnto ye kinge.

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  • Gen 1:29-30 : 29 And God sayde: lo, I haue geuen you all maner herbes that beare sede vpon the whole earth, and all maner frutefull trees that beare sede, to be meate for you. 30 And to all beastes of the earth, and to all foules vnder the heauen, and to euery worme that hath life (vpon earth) all maner grene herbes to eate. And so it came to passe.
  • Gen 3:17-19 : 17 And vnto Adam he sayde: For so moch as thou hast herkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tre, wherof I commaunded the, sayenge: thou shalt not eate of it. Cursed be ye earth for thy sake. With sorowe shalt thou eate therof, all the dayes of thy life. 18 Thornes and thistles shalt it beare vnto the, and thou shalt eate the herbes of the felde. 19 In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate thy bred, tyll thou be turned agayne vnto earth, whece thou art take: for earth thou art, and vnto earth shalt thou be turned agayne.
  • 1 Sam 8:12-17 : 12 and to be rulers & captaynes, to be plowemen to tyll his londe and to be reapers in his haruest, and to make his harnesse, and soch thinges as belonge to his charettes. 13 As for yor doughters, he shall take the, to be Apotecaries, cokes and bakers 14 Youre best londe and vynyardes, and oyle gardens shall he take, and geue vnto his seruauntes: 15 Of youre sedes also and viniardes shal he take the Tithes, & geue vnto his chaberlaynes and seruauntes. 16 And youre seruautes and youre maydes, and youre best yonge men, and youre asses shal he take, and do his busynes withall. 17 Of youre flockes shal he take the Tithes, and ye shal be his seruautes.
  • 1 Kgs 4:7-9 : 7 And Salomon had twolue offycers ouer all Israel, which made prouysion of fode for the kynge and his house: One had a moneth longe in ye yeare to make prouysion: 8 The sonne of Hur vpon mount Ephraim. 9 The sonne of Deber at Macaz and at Saalbaim, & at Bethsames, and at Elon, and BethHana. 10 The sonne of Hased at Aruboth, and had therto Socho and all the londe of Hepher. 11 The sonne of Abinadab all ye lordshippe at Dor: & had Taphat Salomos doughter to wife. 12 Baena ye sonne of Ahilud at Thaenach & at Magiddo, & ouer all BethSean, which lyeth besyde Zarthana vnder Iesrael from BethSean vnto the playne of Mehelo, tyll the other syde of Iakmeam. 13 The sonne of Geber at Ramoth in Gilead: he had the townes of Iair the sonne of Manasse in Gilead, and had ye coastes of Argob which lyeth in Basan, euen thre score greate walled cities, and with brasen barres. 14 Ahinadab ye sonne of Iddo at Mahanaim. 15 Ahimaas in Nephtali: and he also toke Basmath Salomons doughter to wife. 16 Baena the sonne of Husai in Asser and at Aloth. 17 Iosaphat the sonne of Paruha in Isachar. 18 Semei the sonne of Ela in BenIamin. 19 Geber the sonne of Vri in the londe of Gilead, in the londe of Sihon kynge of the Amorites, and of Og the kynge in Basan. One officer was in the same londe. 20 As for Iuda and Israel, they were in nombre as the sonde of the see, and ate and dronke, and were mery. 21 Thus was Salomo lorde ouer all the kyngdomes (from the water of the londe of the Philistynes, vnto the border of Egipte) which broughte him giftes, and serued him as longe as he lyued. 22 And Salomon had daylie to his vytayles thirtye quarters of fyne meel, threscore quarters of other meel, 23 ten fat oxen, and twety small catell, and an hundreth shepe, beside hartes and Roes, and wilde goates, and fat capons, and foules.
  • 1 Chr 27:26-31 : 26 Ouer the hu?bandmen to tyll the londe was Esri the sonne of Chelab. 27 Ouer the vynyardes was Simei the Ramathite. Ouer the wyne Cellers and treasures of wyne was Sabdi the Siphimite. 28 Ouer the oyle gardens and Molberytrees in the lowe feldes, was Baal Hanan the Gaderite. Ouer the treasure of the oyle was Ioas. 29 Ouer ye oxen of the pasture at Saron was Sitari the Saronite. Ouer the oxen in the valleys was Saphath the sonne of Adlai. 30 Ouer the Camels was Obil the Ismaelite. Ouer the asses was Iehethia the Meronothite. 31 Ouer the shepe was Iasis the Hagarite. All these were rulers ouer kynge Dauids goodes.
  • Ps 104:14-15 : 14 Thou bryngest forth grasse for the catell, and grene herbe for the seruyce of men. 15 Thou bryngest fode out of the earth: wyne to make glad ye herte of ma, oyle to make him a chearfull countenaunce, & bred to strength mans herte.
  • Ps 115:16 : 16 All the whole heauens are the LORDES, but the earth hath he geue vnto ye childre of men.
  • Prov 13:23 : 23 There is plenteousnesse of fode in the feldes of the poore, & shalbe increased out of measure.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Se yt thou knowe the nombre of thy catell thy self, and loke well to thy flockes. 24 For riches abyde not allwaye, & the crowne endureth not for euer. 25 The hay groweth, ye grasse cometh vp, & herbes are gathered in ye mountaines. 26 The lambes shal clothe the, & for the goates thou shalt haue money to yi hu?bondry. 27 Thou shalt haue goates mylck ynough to fede the, to vpholde thy husholde, & to susteyne thy maydens.
  • Prov 28:19 : 19 He yt tylleth his londe, shal haue plenteousnesse of bred: but he that foloweth ydilnesse, shal haue pouerte ynough.
  • Jer 40:10-12 : 10 Beholde, I dwell at Masphat to be an officer in the Caldees behalfe, & to satisfie soch as come to vs. Therfore gather you wyne, corne and oyle, and kepe them in youre ware houses, and dwell in youre cities, that ye haue in kepinge. 11 Yee all the Iewes also yt dwelt in Moab vnder ye Ammonites, in Idumea & in all ye coutrees, whe they herde, yt the kinge of Babilo had made Godolias the sonne of Ahica the sonne of Sapha, gouernoure vpo the yt were left in Iuda: 12 All the Iewes (I saye) returned out off all places where they were fled vnto: & came in to the lode of Iuda to Godolias vnto Masphat, & gathered wyne and other frutes, and that very moch.

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