Bible verses about Tribute
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

Sometimes exacted by kings from their own subjects I Samuel 8:10-17 Exacted from all conquered nations Joshua 16:10; Judges 1:30,33,35; II Kings 23:33,35 OFTEN EXACTED IN Labour I Kings 5:13,14; 9:15,21 Produce of land, &c I Samuel 8:15; I Kings 4:7 Gold and silver II Kings 23:33,35 The Jews required to pay half a shekel to God as Exodus 30:12-16 Christ to avoid offence wrought a miracle to pay for himself and Peter Matthew 17:24-27 KINGS OF ISRAEL Forbidden to levy unnecessary or oppressive Deuteronomy 17:17 Set officers over II Samuel 20:24; I Kings 4:6,7 Often oppressed the people with I Kings 12:4,11 When oppressive frequently led to rebellion I Kings 12:14-20 Priests and Levites exempted from Ezra 7:24 ROMAN Decree of Augustus for Luke 2:1 First levied in Judea when Cyrenius was governor Luke 2:2 Persons enroled for, in the native place of their tribe and family Luke 2:3-5 Collected by the Publicans Luke 3:12,13; 5:27 Was paid in Roman coin Matthew 22:19,20 Was resisted by the Galilaeans under Judas of Galilee Acts 5:37; Luke 13:1 Christ showed to the Pharisees and Herodians the propriety of paying Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17 Our Lord falsely accused of forbidding to pay Luke 23:2 All saints exhorted to pay Romans 13:6,7