Ezra 8:30

30 So the priests and the Levites received the silver and the gold and the utensils as they were weighed out, in order to bring them to Jerusalem, to our God's house.

Ezra 8:30 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 8:30

So took the priests and the Levites
The twelve priests and twelve Levites, mentioned in ( Ezra 8:24 ) ,

the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them
to Jerusalem unto the house of our God;
this they undertook to do, and did.

Ezra 8:30 In-Context

28 I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the equipment is holy; the silver and the gold are a spontaneous gift to the LORD, the God of your ancestors.
29 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in Jerusalem before the officials of the priests, the Levites, and the heads of the families of Israel, within the rooms of the LORD's house."
30 So the priests and the Levites received the silver and the gold and the utensils as they were weighed out, in order to bring them to Jerusalem, to our God's house.
31 Then we left the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. The power of our God was with us; he saved us from the power of the enemy and ambushes along the way.
32 After arriving in Jerusalem, we rested there three days.
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