Ezra 7:22
“Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
This verse assigns limits to the permission of Ezr 7:20. As the Persian tribute was paid partly in money and partly in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A hundred talents of silver - The talent of silver was 450.
A hundred measures of wheat - A hundred cors; each cor was a…
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
unto an hundred talentsof silver or £37, 500. Money reckoned by weight. A -kikkar" or talent of silver was of value…