Ezra 7:15

Ezra 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
• New International Version (NIV)Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his advisers have freely given to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and also to carry the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
• New Living Translation (NLT)We also commission you to take with you silver and gold, which we are freely presenting as an offering to the God of Israel who lives in Jerusalem.

Context of Ezra 7:15

13I issue a decree that all those of the people of Israel and the priests and Levites in my realm, who volunteer to go up to Jerusalem, may go with you. 14And whereas you are being sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, with regard to the Law of your God which is in your hand; and whereas you are to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem; 16and whereas all the silver and gold that you may find in all the province of Babylon, along with the freewill offering of the people and the priests, are to be freely offered for the house of their God in Jerusalem— 17now therefore, be careful to buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem.

Ezra 7:15 word by word

וּלְהֵיבָלָ֖ה כְּסַ֣ף וּדְהַ֑ב דִּֽי־מַלְכָּ֣א וְיָעֲט֗וֹהִי הִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙ לֶאֱלָ֣הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל דִּ֥י בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם מִשְׁכְּנֵֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And to carryיְבַלyebal · to bringH2987
• the silverכְּסַףkesaph · silverH3702
• and goldדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
• which the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• and his counsellorsיָעֵטye‛aţ · counsellorH3272
• have freely offeredנְדַבnedab · be willingH5069
• unto the Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3479
• whoseדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• habitationמִשְׁכַּןmishkan · habitationH4907
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlêm · JerusalemH3390

People and places in Ezra 7:15

• Israel
• Jerusalem

Cross-references for Ezra 7:15

• Ezra 6:4with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the expenses be paid from the king’s treasury.
• Psalms 68:29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings will bring presents to You.
• Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles Will bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba Will offer gifts.
• Psalms 76:11Make vows to the Lord your God, and pay them; Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.
• Isaiah 60:6The multitude of camels shall cover your land, The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba shall come; They shall bring gold and incense, And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.
• Revelation 21:24And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
• Ezra 6:12And may the God who causes His name to dwell there destroy any king or people who put their hand to alter it, or to destroy this house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius issue a decree; let it be done diligently.
• 2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build Him a temple, since heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple, except to burn sacrifice before Him?
• 2 Chronicles 6:2I have surely built You an exalted house, And a place for You to dwell in forever.”
• Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people.
• Psalms 26:8Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place where Your glory dwells.
• Psalms 76:2In Salem also is His tabernacle, And His dwelling place in Zion.
• Psalms 135:21Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, Who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!

Commentaries on Ezra 7:15

• 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. 15whose dwelling is in Jerusalem: God's temple was in Jerusalem. Artaxerxes likely believed he was helping rebuild the house of Jerusalem's local god (see 1 Kings 8:27; Psalm 24:1).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 7:15

• Liberality
• Temple

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• God
• Israel
• Jerusalem
• Chaldee language
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• Ahitub
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Ezra-Nehemiah

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