Ezra 6:4
Legacy Standard Bible
Ezra 7:14-22
Legacy Standard Bible
14 Forasmuch as you are sent from before the king and his (A)seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God which is in your hand,
15 and to bring the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, (B)whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
16 and (C)all the silver and gold which you find in the whole province of Babylon, along (D)with the freewill offering of the people and of the priests, who (E)offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
17 with this money, therefore, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, (F)with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and (G)bring them near to the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
18 And whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God.
19 Also the utensils which are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.
20 The rest of the needs for the house of your God, which may fall upon you to provide, (H)provide for it from the royal treasury.
21 “So I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the [a]River, that whatever Ezra the priest, (I)the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may ask of you, it shall be done with all diligence,
22 even up to [b]100 talents of silver, [c]100 kors of wheat, [d]100 baths of wine, [e]100 baths of oil, and salt without written order.
Footnotes
- Ezra 7:21 The Euphrates River, so in ch
- Ezra 7:22 Approx. 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons, a talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
- Ezra 7:22 Approx. 650 bu. or 23 metric tons, a kor was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l
- Ezra 7:22 Approx. 600 gal. or 2.3 metric tons, a bath was approx. 6 gal. or 23 l
- Ezra 7:22 Approx. 600 gal. or 2.3 metric tons, a bath was approx. 6 gal. or 23 l
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