Ezra 7:18

Ezra 7:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
• New International Version (NIV)You and your fellow Israelites may then do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, in accordance with the will of your God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whatever seems good to you and your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do, according to the will of your God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And whatever seems good to you and your brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do it according to the will of your God.

Context of Ezra 7:18

16Also take the gold and silver that other people in Babylonia give to you. And take the gifts that the people and the priests have given for their God's temple in Jerusalem. 17You must use the money to buy bulls, male sheep and lambs. You must also buy grain and wine to offer to your God. Offer them as sacrifices on the altar of your God's temple in Jerusalem. You and your friends may then use the rest of the silver and gold in the way that you choose. Decide what your God wants you to do. 19Also take the valuable things that you use to worship your God in his temple. Take them safely to him in Jerusalem. 20You may need other things to worship your God in his temple. You may take what you need from the royal store rooms.

Ezra 7:18 word by word

וּמָ֣ה דִי֩ עֲלָ֨ךְ וְעַל־אֶחָ֜ךְ יִיטַ֗ב בִּשְׁאָ֛ר כַּסְפָּ֥א וְדַהֲבָ֖ה לְמֶעְבַּ֑ד כִּרְע֥וּת אֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם תַּעַבְדֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And whatsoeverדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• And whatsoeverמָהmâh · what?H4101
• shall seem goodיְטַבyeţab · be goodH3191
• to thee, and toעַל‛al · uponH5922
• thy brethrenאַח'ach · brotherH252
• to doעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• with the restשְׁאָרshe'âr · remainderH7606
• of the silverכְּסַףkesaph · silverH3702
• and the goldדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
• after the willרְעוּre‛ûth · pleasureH7470
• of your Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426

Cross-references for Ezra 7:18

• 2 Kings 12:15Those men did not have to give a report on how they used the money. People knew that they were honest men.
• 2 Kings 22:7The leaders of the work are honest men. So they do not need to give a report on how they use the money.’
• Ezra 7:26Everyone must obey the laws of your God and also the laws of the king. If they do not obey, they deserve the right punishment. They may have to die. They may have to leave the country. They may have to lose their valuable things. They may have to go to prison.’
• Ephesians 5:17Do not live like fools. But instead, understand what the Lord wants you to do.

Commentaries on Ezra 7:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18After the will of your God - He gave them the fullest liberty to order every thing according to their own institutions, binding them to no form or mode of worship.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God, reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christians, who will not promote the cause of God. But the weapons of Christian ministers are not carnal. Faithful preaching, holy lives, fervent prayers, and patient suffering when called to it, are the means to bring men into obedience to Christ.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-26In this letter, King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the authority to assess the situation in Jerusalem (Ezra 7:14), offer voluntary gifts to God (7:15–20), acquire supplies and funds from local leaders (7:21–24), and implement legal reforms (7:25–26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2611. this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave--The measure which this document authorized, and the remarkable interest in the Jews displayed in it, were most probably owing to the influence of Esther, who is thought to have been raised to the high position of queen a few months previous to the departure of Ezra [Hales]. According to others, who adopt a different chronology, it was more probably pressed upon the attention of the Persian…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 7:18

• Liberality
• Temple

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Commentaries on Ezra 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings