Ezra 7:16 - Easy To Read Version You must also go through all the provinces of Babylonia. Collect the gifts from your people, from the priests, and from the Levites. Those gifts are for their God’s temple in Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the silver and gold that you may find in all the province of Babylonia, with the freewill offerings of the people and of the priests, offered willingly for the house of their God in Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) and all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem; Common English Bible together with any of the silver and gold that you find in the entire province of Babylonia. You should also bring the spontaneous gifts of the people and the priests, given freely for God’s house in Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version And all the silver and gold, as much as you will find in the entire province of Babylon, and which the people will wish to offer, and which some of the priests will offer freely to the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, and that the people is willing to offer, and that the priests shall offer of their own accord to the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem, |
My God, I know that you test people,\par and that you are happy\par when people do good.\par I gladly give you all these things\par with a pure, honest heart.\par I see your people gathered here.\par And I see that they are happy\par about giving these things to you.\par
The family leaders, the leaders of the family groups of Israel, the generals, the captains, and the officials responsible for the king’s work, were all ready and gave their valuable things.
The people were very happy because their leaders were happy to give so much. The leaders were happy to give freely from good hearts. King David was also very happy.
Kore was in charge of the offerings that the people freely gave to God. He was responsible for giving out the collections that were given to the Lord. And he was responsible for giving out the gifts that were made holy for the Lord. Kore was the gatekeeper at the East Gate. His father’s name was Imnah the Levite.
I have built a house for you to live in, Lord. It is a high house, a place for you to live in forever!”
‘I led Israel out of Egypt long ago. And in all that time, I have not chosen a city from any family group of Israel for a place to build a house for my name. I have not chosen a man to lead my people, the people of Israel.
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place for my name. And I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
And so in any place where there might be survivors {\cf2\super [3]} of Israel, the men in that place must support those survivors. Give those people silver, gold, cows, and other things. Give them gifts for God’s temple in Jerusalem.”
All their neighbors gave them many gifts. They gave them silver, gold, cows, and other expensive things. Their neighbors freely gave them all those things.
The Lord is blessed from Zion,\par from Jerusalem, his home.\par Praise the Lord!\par
If you want to give, then your gift will be accepted. Your gift will be judged by what you have, not by what you don’t have.
Each person should give what he has decided in his heart to give. A person should not give if it makes him sad. And a person should not give if he thinks he is forced to give. God loves the person who gives happily.