14. 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. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-15" class="com-number"
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