Nehemiah 5:18

Now that which was prepared for each day was one ox and six choice sheep, also birds were prepared for me; and once in ten days all sorts of wine were furnished in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the governor’s food allowance, because the servitude was heavy on this people.

1 Kings 4:22-23

Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal,

Nehemiah 5:14-15

Moreover, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, for twelve years, neither I nor my kinsmen have eaten the governor’s food allowance.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.

Psalm 37:26

All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.

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Summary

Nehemiah 5:18

Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

Now that

1 Kings 4:22

Required

Nehemiah 5:14

Because the bondage

Psalm 37:21

Bible References

Now that

Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal,

Required

Because the bondage

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives.