Bible Verses About Census

When thou takest the summe of the children of Israel after their nomber, then they shall giue euery man a redemption of his life vnto the Lord, when thou tellest them, that there bee no plague among the when thou countest them.

This shall euery man giue, that goeth into the nomber, halfe a shekel, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie: (a shekel is twentie gerahs) the halfe shekel shalbe an offring to the Lord.

All that are nombred from twentie yeere olde and aboue, shall giue an offring to the Lord.

The rich shall not passe, and the poore shall not diminish from halfe a shekel, when ye shall giue an offring vnto the Lord, for the redemption of your liues.

So thou shalt take the money of the redemption of the children of Israel, and shalt put it vnto the vse of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, that it may be a memoriall vnto the children of Israel before the Lord for the redemption of your liues.

And it came to passe in those dayes, that there came a decree from Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be taxed.

(This first taxing was made when Cyrenius was gouernour of Syria.)

Therefore went all to be taxed, euery man to his owne Citie.