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1 Chronicles 18 14
So David reigned over all Israel; and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people.
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Luke 20:21-26
And the spies questioned Him, saying,“ Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God on the basis of truth.Is it permissible for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”But He saw through their trickery and said to them,“ Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” They said,“ Caesar’s.”And He said to them,“ Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”And they were unable to catch Him in a statement in the presence of the people; and they were amazed at His answer, and said nothing.
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Matthew 22:17-21
Tell us then, what do You think? Is it permissible to pay a poll tax to Caesar, or not?”But Jesus perceived their malice, and said,“ Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?Show Me the coin used for the poll tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.And He* said to them,“ Whose image and inscription is this?”They* said to Him,“ Caesar’s.” Then He* said to them,“ Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.”
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Mark 12:14-17
They came and* said to Him,“ Teacher, we know that You are truthful and do not care what anyone thinks; for You are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God in truth. Is it permissible to pay a poll tax to Caesar, or not?Are we to pay, or not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them,“ Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at.”And they brought one. And He* said to them,“ Whose image and inscription is this?” And they said to Him,“ Caesar’s.”And Jesus said to them,“ Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were utterly amazed at Him.
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Matthew 17:24-27
Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two drachma tax came to Peter and said,“ Does your teacher not pay the two drachma tax?”He* said,“ Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying,“ What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs or poll tax, from their sons or from strangers?”When Peter said,“ From strangers,” Jesus said to him,“ Then the sons are exempt.However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater. Take that and give it to them for you and Me.”
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Ezra 6:8
Furthermore, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of that house of God: the full cost is to be paid to those people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, and that without interruption.
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1 Samuel 7 16-1 Samuel 7 17
And he used to go annually on a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places.Then he would make his return to Ramah, because his house was there, and there he also judged Israel; and there he built an altar to the Lord.
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Job 29:7-17
When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the public square,The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the old men arose and stood.The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;The voices of the prominent people were hushed, And their tongues stuck to their palates.For when an ear heard, it called me blessed, And when an eye saw, it testified in support of me,Because I saved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.The blessing of the one who was about to perish came upon me, And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a headband.I was eyes to those who were blind, And feet to those who could not walk.I was a father to the poor, And I investigated the case which I did not know.I broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth.
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Ezra 4:13
Now let it be known to the king, that if that city is rebuilt and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, custom tax, or toll, and it will be detrimental to the revenue of the kings.
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Exodus 18:13-27
And it came about the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood before Moses from the morning until the evening.Now when Moses’ father in law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said,“ What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?”Moses said to his father in law,“ Because the people come to me to inquire of God.When they have a dispute, it comes to me, and I judge between someone and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws.”Moses’ father in law then said to him,“ The thing that you are doing is not good.You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people’s representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God,then admonish them about the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do.Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that they will bring to you every major matter, but they will judge every minor matter themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will carry the burden with you.If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their places in peace.”So Moses listened to his father in law and did everything that he had said.Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.Then they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult matter to Moses, but they would judge every minor matter themselves.Then Moses said goodbye to his father in law, and Jethro went his way to his own land.
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Ezra 4:20
that mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, and that tribute, custom tax, and toll were paid to them.
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Romans 12:8
or the one who exhorts, in the work of exhortation; the one who gives, with generosity; the one who is in leadership, with diligence; the one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
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Luke 23:2
And they began to bring charges against Him, saying,“ We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”
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2 Samuel 8 5
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David killed twenty two thousand men among the Arameans.
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Deuteronomy 1:9-17
“ And I spoke to you at that time, saying,‘ I am not able to endure you alone.The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day like the stars of heaven in number.May the Lord, the God of your fathers increase you a thousand times more than you are, and bless you, just as He has promised you!How can I alone endure the burden and weight of you and your strife?Obtain for yourselves men who are wise, discerning, and informed from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’And you answered me and said,‘ The thing which you have said to do is good.’So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and informed men, and appointed them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.“ Then I ordered your judges at that time, saying,‘ Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen and judge righteously between a person and his fellow countryman, or the stranger who is with him.You are not to show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You are not to be afraid of any person, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too difficult for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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Nehemiah 5:4
There also were those who said,“ We have borrowed money for the king’s tax on our fields and our vineyards.
