5577 taxation
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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Any form of payment levied on people by a supervising authority.

Taxation exacted from subject nations

Tribute to Moab

Judges 3:15,17-18

Tribute to David

2 Samuel 8:2 pp 1 Chronicles 18:2; 2 Samuel 8:6 pp 1 Chronicles 18:6

Tribute to Solomon

1 Kings 4:21

Tribute to Assyria

2 Kings 17:3; Hosea 10:6

Tribute to Egypt

2 Kings 23:33 pp 2 Chronicles 36:3

Tribute to Judah

2 Chronicles 17:11; 2 C 8; Isaiah 16:1

Tribute to Persia

Esther 10:1

Universal tribute

Psalm 72:10 Universal tribute means universal reign. This psalm is widely regarded as Messianic.

Refusal to pay tribute was a sign of rebellion

See also 2 Kings 17:4; Ezra 4:13

Taxation for the support of the state

Land tax

2 Kings 23:35 See also Genesis 41:34; Nehemiah 5:4

Census tax

Exodus 30:11-16; Luke 2:1

Trade tax

1 Kings 10:14-15 pp 2 Chronicles 9:13-14

Such levies may be unjustly burdensome

1 Samuel 8:10-18 See also Daniel 11:20

Covenantal taxation: the tithe

Tithing prescribed

Leviticus 27:30-33 As part of their covenantal obligations the Israelites were commanded to offer a tenth of their income to the LORD. See also Genesis 14:20

The tithe supported the priests and the poor

Numbers 18:21 See also Deuteronomy 14:28-29

The tithe often seems to have been neglected

Malachi 3:8-10 See also 2 Chronicles 31:4

Taxation for the support of the temple

Matthew 17:24-26 See also 2 Chronicles 24:4-12 pp 2 Kings 12:4-5

Jesus Christ and taxation

Jesus Christ was falsely accused of opposing taxation

Luke 23:1-2

He himself paid tax

Matthew 17:24-27

He commanded others to pay taxes

Matthew 22:15-22 pp Mark 12:13-17 pp Luke 20:20-26

Believers and taxation

Paying taxes demonstrates submission to God

Romans 13:1,5-6; 1 Peter 2:13

Paying taxes should silence unjust criticism

Romans 13:3; 1 Peter 2:15

Paying taxes is reimbursement for services rendered

Matthew 22:15-22 “Give” in verse 21 means “give back as in settlement of a debt”; Romans 13:7

See also

4206  land
5215  authority
5249  census
5289  debt
5347  injustice
5446  poverty
5576  tax collectors
5594  tribute
7766  priests
8453  obedience
8488  tithing
8790  oppression



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