Nehemiah 5:18
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The chapter records the governor’s report that the people of Jerusalem have abandoned the law, stopped giving tithes, and have built idols. Nehemiah confronts them, urging repentance and restitution. The message is that sin must be confessed and corrected before restoration can occur.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Kings 4:22I Kings 4:23Nehemiah 5:14Nehemiah 5:15Psalms 37:21Psalms 37:26
Related verses (shared words)
Exodus 22:1Mark 2:22I Chronicles 22:14I Samuel 14:34II Chronicles 30:24Psalms 144:13