Bible Verses About Tax

That he may appoint overseers over all the countries: and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years,

And all the abundance of grain was laid up in every city.

From that time unto this day, in the whole land of Egypt, the fifth part is paid to the kings, and it is become as a law, except the land of the priests, which was free from this covenant.

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel, according to their number, every one of them shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there shall be no scourge among them, when they shall be reckoned.

And this shall every one give that passeth at the naming, half a sicle according to the standard of the temple. A sicle hath twenty obols. Half a sicle shall be offered to the Lord.

He that is counted in the number from twenty years and upwards, shall give the price.

The rich man shall not add to half a sicle, and the poor man shall diminish nothing.

And the money received, which was contributed by the children of Israel, thou shalt deliver unto the uses of the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be a memorial of them before the Lord, and he may be merciful to their souls.

There were moreover a hundred talents of silver, whereof were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and of the entry where the veil hangeth.

And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his house hold: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year.

And these are their names: Benhur, in mount Ephraim.

Bendecar, in Macces, and in Salebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon, and in Bethanan.

Benhesed, in Aruboth: his was Socho, and all the land of Epher.

Benabinadab, to whom belonged all Nephath-Dor: he had Tapheth, the daughter of Solomon, to wife.

Bana, the son of Ahilud, who governed Thanac, and Mageddo, and all Bethsan, which is by Sarthana, beneath Jezrael, from Bethsan unto Abelmehula, over against Jecmaan.

Bengaber, in Ramoth Galaad: he had the town of Jair, the son of Manasses, in Galaad: he was chief in all the country of Argob, which is in Basan, threescore great cities with walls, and brazen bolts.

Ahinadab, the son of Addo, was chief in Manaim.

Achimaas, in Nephthali: he also had Basemath, the daughter of Solomon, to wife.

Baana, the son of Husi, in Aser, and in Baloth.

Josaphat, the son of Pharue, in Issachar.

Semei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin.

Gaber, the son of Uri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of Sehon, the king of the Amorrhites, and of Og, the king of Basan, over all that were in that land.

Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in multitude; eating and drinking, and rejoicing.

And Solomon had under him all the kingdoms, from the river to the land of the Philistines, even to the border of Egypt: and they brought him presents, and served him all the days of his life.