King Cyrus of Persia had them brought out under the supervision of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
Ezra 8:25 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles #– #the contribution for the house of our God that the king, his counsellors, his leaders, and all the Israelites who were present had offered. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God which the king, his counselors, his lords, and all Israel there present had offered. American Standard Version (1901) and weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered: Common English Bible I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the equipment, the offering for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his officials, and all Israel present there had offered. Catholic Public Domain Version And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold, and the vessels consecrated to the house of our God, which had been offered by the king, and by his counselors and his leaders, and by all those of Israel who had been found. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I weighed unto them the silver and gold, and the vessels consecrated for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel, that were found, had offered. |
King Cyrus of Persia had them brought out under the supervision of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins, 3 tonnes of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury for the project.
On the fourth day the silver, the gold, and the articles were weighed out in the house of our God into the care of the priest Meremoth son of Uriah. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him. The Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui were also with them.
Each silver dish weighed 1.5 kilograms, and each basin 800 grams. The total weight of the silver articles was 28 kilograms measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.
Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable #– #if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy #– #dwell on these things.