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Ezra 7:16 KJV
Ezra · chapter 7 · verse 16
And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:Ezra 7:16 · King James Version
Ezra 7:16 in context
14Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
15And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
16And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
17That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
18And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- provincemᵉdîynâh{properly, a judgeshipH4083 →
- offeringnᵉdabbe liberalH5069 →
- BabylonBabel{Babel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}H895 →
- priestskâhên{one officiating, a priestH3549 →
- silverkᵉçaph{silverH3702 →
- peopleʻam{a peopleH5972 →
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We have here the commission which the Persian emperor granted to Ezra, giving him authority to act for the good of the Jews; and it is very ample and full, and beyond what could have been expected. The commission runs, we suppose, in the usual form: Artaxerxes, King of kings.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-26