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Selected Verse: Nehemiah 5:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ne 5:4 |
King James |
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The king's tribute - The tax payable to the Persian monarch (compare Ezr 4:13; Est 10:1). In ancient times, heavy taxation was often productive of debt and distress. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| We have borrowed money - This should be read, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute on our lands and vineyards. They had a tax to pay to the Persian king in token of their subjection to him, and though it is not likely it was heavy, yet they were not able to pay it. |
1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.