Read Nehemiah 5:15 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Nehemiah 5.15, Nehemiah 5v15, Ne. 5:15. Each governor before me had been a burden to the people by making them pay for his food and wine and by demanding forty silver coins a day. Even their off…
Other reference formats: Nehemiah 5.15, Nehemiah 5v15, Ne. 5:15.
15 Each governor before me had been a burden to the people by making them pay for his food and wine and by demanding forty silver coins a day. Even their officials had been a burden to the people. But I respected God, and I didn't think it was right to be so hard on them.