Ezra 7:18

Then you and those with you may decide to use the rest of the silver and gold in whatever way you think best, in accordance with the will of your God.

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In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

17You are to use this money first to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as necessary, along with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and present them on the altar at the Temple of your God in Jerusalem.

19But the items you have been given for the service of the Temple of your God must be all delivered to the God of Jerusalem.

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Cross References

2 Kings 22:7Don't ask for any accounts from the men who received the money because they deal honestly.”

Ephesians 5:17So don't be ignorant—find out what the Lord's will is.

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:12-27

The Decree of Artaxerxes. ( b. c. 457.) 11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord , and of his statutes to Israel. 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. 13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to… Read the whole commentary →

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