Ezra 7:21

21 I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all of the treasurers in the province Beyond the River: Whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the Instruction from the God of heaven requires of you, it must be provided precisely,

Ezra 7:21 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 7:21

And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the
treasurers which are beyond the river
The receivers of his tribute, tax, and custom, beyond the river Euphrates, on the side towards the land of Israel:

that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of
heaven;
see ( Ezra 7:12 ) ,

shall require of you, it be done speedily;
which seems at first a grant at large for whatsoever he should want or demand, but is limited and restrained by what follows.

Ezra 7:21 In-Context

19 You will deliver the equipment that has been given to you for the service of God's house to the God of Jerusalem.

20 If anything else is required for God's house that you are responsible to provide, you may provide it from the royal treasury.

21 I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all of the treasurers in the province Beyond the River: Whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the Instruction from the God of heaven requires of you, it must be provided precisely,

22 even up to one hundred kikkars of silver, one hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and unlimited salt.

23 Whatever the God of heaven commands will be done carefully for the house of the God of heaven, or wrath will come upon the realm of the king and his heirs.