Deuteronomy 17:15

15you may indeed set a king over you awhom the Lord your God will choose. One bfrom among your brothers you shall set as king over you. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.

Ezra 4:13

13Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay ctribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired.

Ezra 4:19-22

19And I made a decree, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city from of old has risen against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made in it. 20And mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, dwho ruled over the whole province Beyond the River, to whom etribute, custom, and toll were paid. 21Therefore make a decree that these men be made to cease, and that this city be not rebuilt, until a decree is made by me. 22And take care not to be slack in this matter. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the king?”

Ezra 9:7

7 fFrom the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great gguilt. And for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plundering, hand to utter shame, as it is today.

Nehemiah 5:4

4And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for ithe king’s tax on our fields and our vineyards.

Nehemiah 9:37

37 jAnd its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.

Matthew 22:17-21

17Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay ktaxes to lCaesar, or not?” 18But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, Why mput me to the test, you hypocrites? 19Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.
A  denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
20And Jesus said to them, Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, oTherefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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