Ezra 8:33-36

Treasure Placed in the Temple

33 On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils ¹were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of ²Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui.

34 Everything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time.

35 ³The exiles * who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: ⁴ 12 * bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 * lambs, 12 * male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to the LORD.

36 Then ⁵they delivered the king's edicts to ⁶the king's satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the River, and they supported the people and the house of God.

Ezra 8:33-36 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 8

In this chapter we are told who and how many went up with Ezra to Jerusalem, Ezr 8:1-14, the gathering of them together at a river, from whence he sent to Babylon for Levites to come to him, who did, Ezr 8:15-20, the proclaiming a fast for a safe and prosperous journey, Ezr 8:21-23, the delivery of the vessels and money given him into the hands of priests, to take the care and charge thereof, Ezr 8:24-30, their safe arrival at Jerusalem, where they deposited the gifts in the temple, offered sacrifices to God, and delivered the king's commissions to his lieutenants and governors, Ezr 8:31-36.

Cross References

• 1. Ezra 8:30
• 2. Nehemiah 3:4, 21
• 3. Ezra 2:1
• 4. Ezra 6:17
• 5. Ezra 7:21-24
• 6. Ezra 4:7; Ezra 5:6

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. Euphrates River