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Nehemiah 5:14-16
Names of God Bible
Nehemiah 5:14-16
Names of God Bible
Nehemiah Never Takes What Is Rightfully His as Governor
14 During the 12 years that I was governor of Judah, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign to the thirty-second year of his reign, my brothers and I never ate any food that was paid for by the governor’s food allowance. 15 Those who were governors before me had made life difficult for the people by taking from them food and wine plus one pound of silver. Even the governors’ servants took advantage of their power over the people. But I didn’t do that, because I feared Elohim. 16 Instead, I put my best effort into the work on this wall, and we bought no land. All my men gathered here for work.
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