The kings tribute was laid upon them all. See Ezra 4:13, Ezra 7:24
The king’s tribute - The tax payable to the Persian monarch (compare Ezra 4:13 ; Esther 10:1 ). In ancient times, heavy taxation was often prod...
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's (c) tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards. (c) To pay our tribute to the...
Distress among the Jews. Neither this nor the next section, Nehemiah 5:14-19 (the two belong closely together) can be in their right place. Nehe...
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. We have borrowed money - This shou...
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. No JFB comm...
Nehemiah's Measures in alleviation of Poverty 1. The people] i.e. the commons (as contrasted with the nobles and rulers, Nehemiah 5:7 ). These ha...
The king's tribute ] The common people were not exempted from paying taxes to the Persian king, like the priests and other ministers of the Temple (...
We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute. — Literally, we have made our fields and vineyards answerable for the payment of the Persian tribu...
USURY Nehemiah 5:1-19 WE open the fifth chapter of Nehemiah with a shock of pain. The previous chapter described a scene of patriotic devotion...
Securing Justice for the Poor Nehemiah 5:1-19 The prospects of the poor people among the returned exiles were deplorable. There had been defici...
A new difficulty now presented itself. This time it arose among the people themselves. The rich among them exacted usury from their poorer brethren t...
(1) В¶ And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. (2) For there were that said, We, our sons, and ou...
There were also that said ,.... Who though they were able to buy corn for their families without mortgaging their estates: yet, say they, we have...
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards. Ver. 4. There were also that sa...
We have borrowed money for the king's tribute Which was laid upon them all, Ezra 4:13 ; Ezra 7:24 . Houbigant renders the last part of this verse...
THE GREED OF RULERS REBUKED (vv. 1-13) At a time when many were laboring unselfishly for the Lord, it is distressing to hear that others, and in...
The Complaints of the Poor. B. C. 445. ...
The Problems Facing The Poorer People ( Nehemiah 5:1-5 ). The three examples that follow are representative of a whole range of problems rather th...
One Unforeseen Consequence Of The Concentration On The Building Of The Wall Proves Nehemiah's Worth ( Nehemiah 5:1-13 ). Nehemiah is now revealed,...
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 5:1 . Against their brethren ] i. e. the richer portion ( Nehemiah 5:7 ). Nehemiah 5:2-4 . There were that sai...
Nehemiah 5:3 . Because of the dearth, specially inflicted by reason of the people's wickedness, after their return from Babylon. See more on Hagg...
And there was a great cry of the people. The friend of the poor I. The complaint of the poor. It is sometimes alleged the poor have a morbid di...
We have mortgaged our lands. The miseries of debt I. Mental unrest. II. Social degradation. III. Family ruin. IV. A disregard of a Div...
EXPOSITION INTERNAL DIFFICULTIES , AND NEHEMIAH 'S MODE OF MEETING THEM ( Nehemiah 5:1-16 ). While the building of the wall was in...
The Complaint of the People Adjusted by Nehemiah
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, the taxes laid upon them by the Persian government, and that upon our land...
1 Kings 9:21 ; Deuteronomy 28:47 ; Deuteronomy 28:48 ; Ezra 4:13 ; Ezra 4:20 ; Joshua 16:10 ; Nehemiah 9:37
4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.