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30 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
21 sections
- All Saints Exhorted to Pay
- Christ to Avoid Offense Wrought a Miracle to Pay for Himself
- Exacted from all Conquered Nations
- Kings of Israel: Forbidden to Levy Unnecessary or Oppressive
- Kings of Israel: Often Oppressed the People With
- Kings of Israel: Set officers Over
- Often Exacted in Gold and Silver
- Often Exacted in Labour
- Often Exacted in Produce of Land
- Priests and Levites Exempted From
- Roman was Paid in Roman Coin
- Roman was Resisted by the Galilaeans Under Judas of Galilee
- Roman: Christ Showed to the Pharisees and Herodians the Propriety
- Roman: Collected by the Publicans
- Roman: Decree of Augustus For
- Roman: First Levied in Judea when Cyrenius Was Governor
- Roman: Our Lord Falsely Accused of Forbidding to Pay
- Roman: Persons Enroled For, in the Native Place of Their Tribe
- Sometimes Exacted by Kings from Their own Subjects
- The Jews Required to Pay Half a Shekel to God As
- when Oppressive Frequently Led to Rebellion
All Saints Exhorted to Pay
- Romans 13:6–7 This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. …
Christ to Avoid Offense Wrought a Miracle to Pay for Himself
- Matthew 17:24–27 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” …
Exacted from all Conquered Nations
- Joshua 16:10 But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
- Judges 1:30 Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
- Judges 1:33 Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
- Judges 1:35 And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
- 2 Kings 23:33 And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- 2 Kings 23:35 So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.
Kings of Israel: Forbidden to Levy Unnecessary or Oppressive
- Deuteronomy 17:17 He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
Kings of Israel: Often Oppressed the People With
- 1 Kings 12:4 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
- 1 Kings 12:11 Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
Kings of Israel: Set officers Over
- 2 Samuel 20:24 Adoram was in charge of the forced labor; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
- 1 Kings 4:6–7 Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor. …
Often Exacted in Gold and Silver
- 2 Kings 23:33 And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- 2 Kings 23:35 So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.
Often Exacted in Labour
- 1 Kings 5:13–14 Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. …
- 1 Kings 9:15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
- 1 Kings 9:21 their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction— Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
Often Exacted in Produce of Land
- 1 Samuel 8:15 He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
- 1 Kings 4:7 Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
Priests and Levites Exempted From
- Ezra 7:24 And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
Roman was Paid in Roman Coin
- Matthew 22:19–20 Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. …
Roman was Resisted by the Galilaeans Under Judas of Galilee
Roman: Christ Showed to the Pharisees and Herodians the Propriety
- Matthew 22:15–22 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words. …
- Mark 12:13–17 Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words. …
Roman: Collected by the Publicans
- Luke 3:12–13 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?” …
- Luke 5:27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
Roman: Decree of Augustus For
- Luke 2:1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
Roman: First Levied in Judea when Cyrenius Was Governor
- Luke 2:2 This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Roman: Our Lord Falsely Accused of Forbidding to Pay
- Luke 23:2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
Roman: Persons Enroled For, in the Native Place of Their Tribe
- Luke 2:3–5 And everyone went to his own town to register. …
Sometimes Exacted by Kings from Their own Subjects
- 1 Samuel 8:10–17 So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. …
The Jews Required to Pay Half a Shekel to God As
- Exodus 30:12–16 “When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered. …
when Oppressive Frequently Led to Rebellion
- 1 Kings 12:14–20 and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.” …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.