"Thisis what everyonewho is numberedshall give:halfa shekelaccording to the shekelof the sanctuary(the shekelis twentygerahs),halfa shekelas a contributionto the LORD.
"My lord,listento me; a piece of landworth fourhundredshekelsof silver,whatis that betweenme and you? So buryyour dead."
Then Jehoashsaidto the priests,"Allthe moneyof the sacredthingswhichis broughtinto the houseof the LORD,in currentmoney,[both] the moneyof eachman'sassessment[and] allthe moneywhichanyman'sheartpromptshim to bringinto the houseof the LORD,
let the prieststakeit for themselves, eachfrom his acquaintance;and they shall repairthe damagesof the housewhereverany damagemay be found."
"Everyonewho is numbered,from twentyyearsoldand over,shall givethe contributionto the LORD.
Allthe goldthat was usedfor the work,in allthe workof the sanctuary,even the goldof the waveoffering,was 29talentsand 730shekels,according to the shekelof the sanctuary.
a bekaa head([that is], halfa shekelaccording to the shekelof the sanctuary),for eachonewho passedoverto those who were numbered,from twentyyearsoldand upward,for 603,550men.
"The shekelshall be twentygerahs;twentyshekels,twenty-fiveshekels,[and] fifteenshekelsshall be your maneh.
Everyvaluationof yours, moreover, shall be after the shekelof the sanctuary.The shekelshall be twentygerahs.
If your valuationis of the malefrom twentyyearseven to sixtyyearsold,then your valuationshall be fiftyshekelsof silver,after the shekelof the sanctuary.
"Ifa personactsunfaithfullyand sinsunintentionallyagainstthe LORD'Sholythings,then he shall bringhis guiltofferingto the LORD:a ramwithoutdefectfrom the flock,according to your valuationin silverby shekels,in [terms of] the shekelof the sanctuary,for a guiltoffering.
"As to their redemptionprice,from a montholdyou shall redeemthem, by your valuation,fiveshekelsin silver,according to the shekelof the sanctuary,whichis twentygerahs.
you shall takefiveshekelsapiece,per head;you shall take[them] in terms of the shekelof the sanctuary(the shekelis twentygerahs),
his offering[was] onesilverdishwhose weight[was] one hundredand thirty[shekels], onesilverbowlof seventyshekels,according to the shekelof the sanctuary,bothof them fullof fineflourmixedwith oilfor a grain offering;
the twelvegoldpans,fullof incense,[weighing] ten[shekels] apiece,according to the shekelof the sanctuary,allthe goldof the pans120[shekels];
When they cameto Capernaum,thosewho collectedthe two-drachma[tax] cameto Peterand said,"Does your teachernot paythe two-drachma[tax]?"
And Jesusenteredthe templeand droveout allthosewho were buyingand sellingin the temple,and overturnedthe tablesof the money changersand the seatsof thosewho were sellingdoves.
When Pilatesawthat he was accomplishingnothing,but ratherthat a riotwas starting,he tookwaterand washedhis handsin frontof the crowd,saying,"I aminnocentof this Man'sblood;see[to that] yourselves."
