Ezra 7:16
“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:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren,.... The priests, that he should think fit to take in to his…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And all the silver and gold - The king and his counsellors had already made a present to the house of the God of Israel;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 7:11-26
We have here the commission which the Persian emperor granted to Ezra, giving him authority to act for the good of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
(ii) The gifts of the king's subjects in Babylon, (iii) freewill offerings of Jewish priests and people.
that thou canst…
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