Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
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 productive of debt and distress.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Nehemiah 5:4:
Proverbs 6:1
Isaiah 5:8
Micah 4:4
Zechariah 8:10
1 Corinthians 16:13
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