King James Version
Nehemiah 5:15 KJV
“But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.”
Fear
Nehemiah 5 — Context
Nehemiah 5:14 — “Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto...”
Nehemiah 5:15 — “But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.”
Nehemiah 5:16 — “Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither un...”