Ezra 7:19
The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
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Gill's Exposition
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river,.... The receivers of his tribute, tax, and custom, beyond the river Euphrates, on the side towards…
We have here the commission which the Persian emperor granted to Ezra, giving him authority to act for the good of the Jews; and it is very ample and full, and beyond what could have been expected.…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
The vessels also… those] R.V. And the vessels. The vessels here mentioned are probably those enumerated chap. Ezr 8:25-27, gifts (ἀναθήματα) to the Temple from the king and from individuals. Quite…
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