And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
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Gill's Exposition
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drachms of gold,.... Worth as many pounds of our money, and somewhat more:
and two thousand pound of silver; of which See Gill on Neh…
Compared with Ezr 2:69 there is considerable difference between the totals for gold, silver, and garments. The usual explanation is that of corruption in the one or the other of the passages. Neh 7:73…
Adam Clarke
Two thousand and two hundred pounds - The Septuagint has two thousand Three hundred minae of silver.
We have here another good project of Nehemiah's; for wise and zealous men will be always contriving something or other for the glory of God and the edification of his church. He knew very well that…
Cambridge Bible
to the treasure R.V. into the treasury.
pound R.V. marg. -Heb. maneh".