Ezra 8:25

and weighed unto them, the silver and the gold, and the utensils,—the heave-offering for the house of our God, which the king and his counselors and his rulers and all Israel who were present, had offered:

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In The King James Version

And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:

In Context

24Then I separated, from among the rulers of the priests, twelve,—even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and, with them, from among their brethren, ten;

26I even weighed unto their hand, of silver, six hundred and fifty talents, and, of utensils of silver, a hundred talents,—of gold, a hundred talents;

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Cross References

Numbers 7:85a hundred and thirty [shekels], each charger of silver, and seventy, each tossing bowl,—all the silver of the vessels, two thousand and four hundred [shekels], by the shekel of the sanctuary;

Ezra 7:14Forasmuch as, from before the king and his seven counselors, thou art sent, to enquire concerning Judah and as to Jerusalem,—by the law of thy God which is in thy hand;

Ezra 7:16and all the silver and the gold, which thou shalt find, in all the province of Babylon,—with the freewill offering of the people and of the priests offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem,

2 Corinthians 8:20Arranging this—lest anyone, upon us, should cast blame, in this munificence which is being ministered by us;

Matthew Henry on Ezra 8:25-31

Ezra's Care of the Temple Treasure. ( b. c. 457.) 24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, 25 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered: 26 I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels a hundred talents, and of gold a hundred talents; 27… Read the whole commentary →

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