Ezra 7:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Use the money carefully to buy the best bulls, rams, lambs, grain, and wine. Then sacrifice them on the altar at God's temple in Jerusalem.

Cross References

Ezra 6:12

I ask the God who is worshipped in Jerusalem to destroy any king or nation who tries either to change what I have said or to tear down his temple. I, Darius, give these orders, and I expect them to be followed carefully.

Ezra 7:18

If any silver or gold is left, you and your people may use it for whatever pleases your God.

Isaiah 16:1

Send lambs as gifts to the ruler of the land. Send them across the desert from Sela to Mount Zion.

Numbers 15:3

Bulls or rams or goats are the animals that you may burn on the altar as sacrifices to please me. You may also offer sacrifices voluntarily or because you made a promise, or because they are part of your regular religious ceremonies. The smell of the smoke from these sacrifices is pleasing to me.

John 2:14

There he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves in the temple. He also saw moneychangers sitting at their tables.