- the king's tribute:
- "And it yieldeth muchª° increaseª unto the kingsª whom¹ thou hast setª° over¹ us because of our sins:ª also they have dominionª° over¹ our bodies,ª and over our cattle,ª at their pleasure,ª and we¹ [are] in greatª distress.ª" {Neh 9:37} + "Because¹¹ thou servedstª° not¹¹ the LORDª thy Godª with joyfulness,ª and with gladnessª of heart,ª for the abundanceª¹ of all¹ [things]; ... Therefore shalt thou serveª°¹ thine enemiesª° which¹ the LORDª shall sendª° against thee, in hunger,ª and in thirst,ª and in nakedness,ª and in wantª of all¹ [things]: and he shall putª° a yokeª of ironª upon¹ thy neck,ª until¹ he have destroyedª° thee." {Deu 28:47-48} + "And they drave not outª°¹¹ the Canaanitesª that dweltª° in Gezer:ª but the Canaanitesª dwellª° amongª the Ephraimitesª unto¹ this¹ day,ª and serveª° under tribute.ª" {Jsh 16:10} + "Their childrenª that¹ were leftª° afterª them in the land,ª whom¹ the childrenª of Israelª also were not¹ ableª° utterly to destroy,ª° upon those did Solomonª levyª° a tribute² of bondserviceª°¹ unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {1Kg 9:21} + "Be¹ it knownª°²° nowª unto the king,ª that,¹ ifª thisª cityª be builded,ª° and the wallsª set upª° [again, then] will they notª payª° toll,ª tribute,ª and custom,ª and [so] thou shalt endamageª° the revenueª of the kings.ª" {Ezr 4:13} + "There have beenª° mightyª kingsª also overª Jerusalem,ª which have ruledª over allª [countries] beyondª the river;ª and toll,ª tribute,ª and custom,ª was paidª° unto them." {Ezr 4:20}
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