Ezra 2:68 - Easy To Read Version

⁶⁸ That group arrived at the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. Then the family leaders gave their gifts for building the Lord’s temple. They would build the new temple in the same place as the temple that was destroyed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶⁸ And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶⁸ Some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, made freewill offerings for the house of God to [re]build it on its site.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶⁸ And some of the heads of fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:

Common English Bible

⁶⁸ When they arrived at the LORD’s house in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families brought spontaneous gifts for the rebuilding of God’s house on its site.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶⁸ And some of the leaders among the fathers, when they entered into the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, freely offered some of these to the house of God, in order to construct it in its location.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶⁸ And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, offered freely to the house of the Lord to build it in its place.

Ezra 2:68 Tagairtí Cros

1 Chronicles 21:18

Then the angel of the Lord spoke to Gad. He said, “Tell David to build an altar {\cf2\super [216]} to worship the Lord. David must build that altar near the threshing floor {\cf2\super [217]} of Araunah the Jebusite. {\cf2\super [218]} ”

1 Chronicles 22:1

David said, “The temple {\cf2\super [231]} of the Lord God and the altar for burning offerings for the people of Israel will be built here.”

2 Chronicles 3:1

Solomon began building the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [22]} at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah. Mount Moriah is the place where the Lord came to David, Solomon’s father. Solomon built the temple on the place that David had made ready. This place was at the threshing floor {\cf2\super [23]} that had belonged to Araunah {\cf2\super [24]} the Jebusite.

Ezra 2:69

Those people gave as much as they were able. These are the things those people gave for building the temple: 1,100 pounds {\cf2\super [8]} of gold, 3 tons {\cf2\super [9]} of silver, and 100 coats that priests wear.

Ezra 3:3

Those people were afraid of the other people living near them. But that didn’t stop them. They built the altar on its old foundation and offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord. They offered those sacrifices in the morning and in the evening.

Ezra 9:9

Yes, we were slaves, but you would not let us be slaves forever. You were kind to us. You made the kings of Persia be kind to us. Your temple was ruined. But you gave us new life so we can build your temple again and fix it like new. God, you helped us build a wall to protect Judah and Jerusalem.

Psalm 110:3

Your people will volunteer\par when you gather your army together.\par They will wear their special clothes\par and meet together early in the morning,\par Those young men will be\par \{all around you\} like dew on the ground. {\cf2\super [574]} \par

Exodus 25:2

“Tell the people of Israel to bring me gifts. Each person must decide in his heart what he wants to give me. Accept these gifts for me.

Exodus 35:21

All the people who wanted to give came and brought a gift to the Lord. These gifts were used for making the Meeting Tent, [371] all the things in the Tent, and the special clothes.

Exodus 35:29

All the people of Israel that wanted to help brought gifts to the Lord. The people gave these gifts freely, because they wanted to. These gifts were used to make all the things the Lord had commanded Moses and the people to make.

Exodus 36:3

Moses gave these people all the things the people of Israel had brought as gifts. And they used these things to build {God’s} holy place. The people continued to bring gifts each morning.

2 Corinthians 8:12

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.

2 Corinthians 8:3

I can tell you that they gave as much as they were able. Those believers gave even more than they could afford. They did this freely. No person told them to do this.

2 Corinthians 9:7

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.