Tribute (Taxes)

“But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.”

“Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.”

“Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.”

“So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.”

“After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?””

“Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.”

“Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.”

“not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.”