Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Nehemiah 5:14

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Nehemiah 5:14 - 5:14

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Nehemiah 5:14 - 5:14

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5:1 - 5:1
5:6 - 5:6
5:14 - 5:14
5:15 - 5:15
5:17 - 5:17

Moreover from the time that I was appointed ... I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor - We have a remarkable proof both of the opulence and the disinterestedness of Nehemiah. As he declined, on conscientious grounds, to accept the lawful emoluments attached to his government, and yet maintained a style of princely hospitality for twelve years out of his own resources, it is evident that his office of cup-bearer at the court of Shushan must have been very lucrative.