Ezra 7:20

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You may use the king’s treasury to pay for anything else that you must provide for your God’s temple.

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with three rows of large stones and a row of wood. The king’s palace will pay for it.

The utensils that have been given to you so that they can be used in your God’s temple must all be presented to the God of Jerusalem.

They were under orders from the king, orders that determined which duties they should perform day by day.