Ezra 8:24
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
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Gill's Exposition
And I weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels,.... When he delivered them to them; this he did as a proof of his own integrity and faithfulness, and as a security against any…
We have here an account of the particular care which Ezra took of the treasure he had with him, that belonged to God's sanctuary, Observe, 1. Having committed the keeping of it to God, he committed…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
(b) Provision for the custody of the votive gifts and offerings during the march
24. twelve of the chief of the priests R.V. twelve of the chiefs of the priests. Literally -twelve of the princes of…