Ezra 8:26
“I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams,.... Which were upwards of 1000 pounds of our money; for Bishop…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Silver vessels a hundred talents - That is, The weight of all the silver vessels amounted to one hundred talents; not…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 8:24-30
We have here an account of the particular care which Ezra took of the treasure he had with him, that belonged to God's…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
unto their hand R.V. into their hand. Cf. note on Ezr 1:8.
The enormous value of these gifts is startling. The…