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Ezra 7:12-22

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12 "Artaxerxes, 1king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the 2scribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace.[a]3And now
13 4I make a decree that anyone of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom, who freely offers to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.
14 For you are sent by the king 5and his seven counselors to make inquiries about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand,
15 and also to carry the silver and gold that the king 6and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, 7whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
16 8with all the silver and gold that you shall find in the whole province of Babylonia, and 9with the freewill offerings of the people and the priests, vowed willingly for the house of their God that is in Jerusalem.
17 With this money, then, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and 10you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God that is in Jerusalem.
18 Whatever seems good to you and your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do, according to the will of your God.
19 The vessels that have been given you for the service of the house of your God, you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
20 And whatever else is required for the house of your God, which it falls to you to provide, you may provide it out of the king's treasury.
21 "And I, Artaxerxes the king, make a decree to all the treasurers in the province Beyond the River: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, requires of you, let it be done with all diligence,
22 up to 100 talents[b] of silver, 100 cors[c] of wheat, 100 baths[d] of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
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Ezra 7:12-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 7

In this chapter we have the lineage and character of Ezra described, Ezr 7:1-6, his expedition to Jerusalem, and of many others with him, Ezr 7:7-10, a copy of the commission King Artaxerxes gave him to execute, Ezr 7:11-26, and his thankfulness, Ezr 7:27,28.

and the dedication of it, and keeping the passover:

\\in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia\\; in the seventh year of his reign, Ezr 7:7,8, who is the same with Darius in the preceding chapter; so Jarchi and Aben Ezra; \\See Gill on "Ezr 6:14"\\.

\\Ezra the son of Seraiah\\; the high priest slain by Nebuchadnezzar Jer 52:24,27, this Ezra was a younger son of his, brother to Josedech, and uncle to Joshua, who were high priests in succession; his pedigree is carried in the ascending line up to Aaron, in this and the four following verses; only six generations, for brevity sake, are omitted, between Azariah and Meraioth, which may be supplied from 1Ch 6:7-10, \\See Gill on "1Ch 6:3\\. 20133-950205-1547-Ezr7.2

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 10

  • 1. Ezekiel 26:7; Daniel 2:37
  • 2. See ver. 6
  • 3. Ezra 4:11, 17
  • 4. Ezra 6:8
  • 5. ver. 15, 28; Ezra 8:25; [Esther 1:14]
  • 6. [See ver. 14 above]
  • 7. 2 Chronicles 6:2; [Psalms 135:21]
  • 8. Ezra 8:25
  • 9. 1 Chronicles 29:6, 9
  • 10. Deuteronomy 12:5, 11

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. Aramaic Perfect (probably a greeting)
  • [b]. A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
  • [c]. A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
  • [d]. A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters
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