We must pay money for our own water; we must buy our own wood at a steep price.

Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.

Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.

I will give away your wealth and your treasures as plunder. I will give it away free of charge for the sins you have committed throughout your land.

It is me – I stir him up and commission him; I will make all his ways level. He will rebuild my city; he will send my exiled people home, but not for a price or a bribe,” says the Lord who commands armies.

He will attack mighty fortresses, aided by a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price.

But the king said to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it from you! I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty pieces of silver.

Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the Lord and say, “The Lord is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!”