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Ezra 7:16

in Ezra 7

together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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;

KJV

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:

This verse in Ezra 7

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

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.

This site's exposition

the silver and gold that the king

on Ezra 7:15-18

The king and his counselors first give silver and gold, freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem. John Gill traces its use. Bulls, rams and lambs go to the altar, and Ezra and his brothers spend the rest "according to the will of your God."

This site's exposition

all the silver and gold you may find

Matthew Henry sets this gift against the temple's history, when those who had the law and the prophets often plundered it. A heathen prince now enriches it. The whole contribution is weighed out at 8:26 as 650 talents of silver, 100 talents of silver articles and 100 talents of gold.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those that had been trained up in the knowledge and worship of the God of Israel, and had his law and his prophets, often plundered and impoverished the temple; but here a heathen prince enriched it. Thus afterwards the gospel was rejected by the Jews, but welcomed by the Gentiles. 11 , Through their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles.
And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon,....

The words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְכֹל֙and all

    vekholH3606 →82 times

  • כְּסַ֣ף[the] silver

    kesafH3702 →13 times

  • וּדְהַ֔בand [the] gold

    udehavH1722 →23 times

  • דִּ֣יwhich

    diH1768 →345 times

  • תְהַשְׁכַּ֔חyou will find

    tehashkachH7912 →18 times

  • בְּכֹ֖לin all

    bekholH3606 →82 times

  • מְדִינַ֣ת[the] province of

    medinatH4083 →11 times

  • בָּבֶ֑לBabylon

    bavelH895 →25 times

  • עִם֩with

    ʾimH5974 →22 times

  • הִתְנַדָּב֨וּת[the] freewill offering of

    hitnadavutH5069 →4 times

  • עַמָּ֤אpeople the

    ʾama'H5972 →15 times

  • וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙and priests the

    vekhahanaiya'H3549 →8 times

  • מִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔ין[who] have offered freely

    mitnadevinH5069 →4 times

  • לְבֵ֥יתfor [the] house of

    leveitH1005 →44 times

  • אֱלָהֲהֹ֖םGod their

    ʾelahahomH426 →95 times

  • דִּ֥יwhich

    diH1768 →345 times

  • בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃[is] in Jerusalem

    virushelemH3390 →26 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 29:6

    Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 9:7

      Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Chronicles 27:25

      Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 29:9

    And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 9:7–8

      Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

    • 2 Corinthians 8:3

      For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,

    • 1 Kings 8:61

      So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”

    • John 15:11

      I have told you these things so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.

    • Philippians 4:10

      Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

  • Through

    Ezra 1:6

    And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings.

    it leads to

    • Ezra 1:4

      And let every survivor, wherever he lives, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”

Where this verse is studied

About Ezra

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Berean Standard Bible, Ezra 8; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.