Ezra 7:18

and, whatsoever, unto thee and unto thy brethren, shall seem good, with the rest of the silver and the gold, to do, according to the pleasure of your God, shall ye do.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

17therefore, with all diligence, shalt thou buy—with this silver—bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings, and their drink-offerings,—and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem;

19And, the utensils which are freely given to thee for the service of the house of thy God, put thou back, before the God of Jerusalem.

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Cross References

2 Kings 22:7Howbeit there used to be no reckoning made with them, as to the silver that was given into their hand,—because, with faithfulness, were they dealing.

Ephesians 5:17For this cause, do not become foolish, but have discernment as to what is the will of the Lord;

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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