and all the silver and gold that you will find in all the province of Babylon, with the free will offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
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and all the silver and gold that you will find in all the province of Babylon, with the free will offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
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And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
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and all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
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Passages linked to Ezra 7:16 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 29:6 Then the princes of the fathers’ households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king’s work, offered willingly;
- 1 Chronicles 29:9 Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Yahweh; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
- Ezra 1:4 Whoever is left, in any place where he lives, let the men of his place help him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, in addition to the free will offering for God’s house which is in Jerusalem.’ ”
- Ezra 1:6 All those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with animals, and with precious things, in addition to all that was willingly offered.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly to you.
- Ezra 8:25-28 and weighed to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered. I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver vessels; one hundred talents of gold, twenty bowls of gold weighing one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright bronze, precious as gold. I said to them, “You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy. The silver and the gold are a free will offering to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Ezr 7:16 And all the silver and gold that…
Ezr 7:16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which [is] in Jerusalem:
Ver. 16. And all the silver and gold that thou canst find] And gold thirsty Babylon was not without great store of both, could the owners but find in their hearts to part with it to so pious a use: some did, and the rather because the king and his council began to them.
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With the freewill offering of the people] God’s select people, of whom Moses singeth, "Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people!" Deu 33:29.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That thou canst find, i.e. procure, as that word…
That thou canst find, i.e. procure, as that word is used, Gen 6:8; 26:12; Psa 84:3; 119:162; Pro 1:13; 2:5; 3:13. Whatsoever thou canst get of my subjects by way of free gift.
The free-will-offering of the people, to wit, of Israel.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to…
And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren,.... The priests, that he should think fit to take in to his assistance in this work:
to do with the rest of the silver and gold; which should be left after the sacrifices were offered up:
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that do after the will of your God; as they should be directed by him, or was prescribed by him in the law.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Find - Procure, as that word is used, Gen.…
Find - Procure, as that word is used, Gen. vi, 8; xxvi, 12 Psalm 8iv, 3. Whatsoever thou canst get of my subjects by way of free gift. The people - Of Israel.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 16. And all the silver and gold] The…
Verse 16. And all the silver and gold] The king and his counsellors had already made a present to the house of the God of Israel; and Ezra is now empowered to receive any contribution which any of the inhabitants of the province of Babylon may think proper to give.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Babylon, which the Chaldeans may freely give. (Menochius)
Babylon, which the Chaldeans may freely give. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 16. That thou canst find in all… Babylon —…
16. That thou canst find in all… Babylon — That is, all that can be found in hands ready to contribute for the temple at Jerusalem — all that Ezra could collect in any part of Babylon.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 16. (ii) The gifts of the king’s subjects in…
16. (ii) The gifts of the king’s subjects in Babylon, (iii) freewill offerings of Jewish priests and people.
that thou canst find] R.V. that thou shalt find. Permission is granted to Ezra to ask for contributions from the people of the province of Babylon. Many would be ready to assist the Jews who had lived among them for a hundred and thirty years.
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province of Babylon] Cf. Dan_2:48-49; Dan_3:1, &c. On ‘the province of the Medes’ see Ezr_6:2, ‘the province of Judah’ Ezr_5:8.
with the freewill offering] i.e. along with, over and above, the voluntary contributions of their Jewish countrymen.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (16) Which is in Jerusalem.—The repetition of this and…
(16) Which is in Jerusalem.—The repetition of this and similar phrases is after the manner of the literature of this period; but here, as in some other places, it implies deep reverence.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain All the silver and gold that thou canst find.…
All the silver and gold that thou canst find. Rather, "that thou canst obtain" all that thou canst get my other subjects to give thee." Compare the proclamation of Cyrus. (Ezr_1:4, Ezr_1:6)
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 7:16 Like Cyrus (1:4, 6), Artaxerxes allowed Jews in…
7:16 Like Cyrus (1:4, 6), Artaxerxes allowed Jews in Babylon to send freewill offerings to Jerusalem. A sizeable sum was collected from the king and his council as well as from Jewish contributors (8:25-27).
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