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- "When¹ thou art comeª° unto¹ the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, and shalt possessª° it, and shalt dwellª° therein, and shalt say,ª° I will setª° a kingª over¹ me, like as all¹ the nationsª that¹ [are] aboutª me; ... Thou shalt in any wise²° setª° [him] kingª over¹ thee, whom¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall choose:ª° [one] from amongª¹ thy brethrenª shalt thou setª° kingª over¹ thee: thou mayestª° not¹ setª° a strangerªª over¹ thee, which¹ [is] not¹ thy brother.ª" {Deu 17:14-15} + "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} + "Also we certifyª° you, that¹ touching anyª of the priestsª and Levites,ª singers,ª porters,ª Nethinims,ª or ministersª° of thisª houseª of God,ª it shall notª be lawfulª to imposeª° toll,ª tribute,ª or custom,ª uponª them." {Ezr 7:24} + "There wereª also that¹ said,ª° We have borrowedª° moneyª for the king'sª tribute,ª [and that upon] our landsª and vineyards.ª" {Neh 5:4} + "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} + "Afterª this manª rose upª° Judasª of Galileeª inª the¹ daysª of the¹ taxing,ª andª drew awayª° muchª peopleª afterª him:²¹ he alsoª perished;ª° andª all,ª [even] as many asª obeyedª° him,ª were dispersed.ª°" {Act 5:37} + "Forª for²° this² causeª¹ pay¹ ye²° tributeª also:ª forª they areª° God'sª ministers,ª attending continuallyª° uponª this² very thing.ª¹ ... Renderª° thereforeª to allª their dues:ª tributeª to whomª tributeª [is due]; customª to whomª custom;ª fearª to whomª fear;ª honourª to whomª honour.ª" {Rom 13:6-7}
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