Ezra 2:69

Ezra 2:69 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
• New International Version (NIV)According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver and 100 priestly garments.
• English Standard Version (ESV)According to their ability they gave to the treasury of the work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priests' garments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments.

Context of Ezra 2:69

67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. 68When they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God’s Temple on its original site, and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests. 70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.

Ezra 2:69 word by word

כְּכֹחָ֗ם נָתְנוּ֮ לְאוֹצַ֣ר הַמְּלָאכָה֒ זָהָ֗ב דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙ שֵׁשׁ־רִבֹּ֣אות וָאֶ֔לֶף ס וְכֶ֕סֶף מָנִ֖ים חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֑ים וְכָתְנֹ֥ת כֹּהֲנִ֖ים מֵאָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• after their abilityכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• unto the treasureאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• of the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• threescoreרִבּוֹribbô ribbô' · ten thousandH7239
• threescoreשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• and one thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• dramsדַּרְכְּמוֹןdarkemôn · drachmaH1871
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• poundמָנֶהmâneh · minaH4488
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and one hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• priests’כֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• garmentsכֻּתֹּ֫נֶתkethôneth kûttôneth · tunicH3801

Cross-references for Ezra 2:69

• Ezra 8:25to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God.
• 1 Kings 7:51So King Solomon finished all his work on the Temple of the Lord. Then he brought all the gifts his father, David, had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the various articles—and he stored them in the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple.
• 1 Chronicles 22:14“I have worked hard to provide materials for building the Temple of the Lord—nearly 4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver, and so much iron and bronze that it cannot be weighed. I have also gathered timber and stone for the walls, though you may need to add more.
• 1 Chronicles 26:20Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the Lord.
• Nehemiah 7:71The other leaders gave to the treasury a total of 20,000 gold coins and some 2,750 pounds of silver for the work.

Commentaries on Ezra 2:69

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 69Threescore and one thousand drams of gold - דרכמונים darkemonim, drakmons or darics; a Persian coin, always of gold, and worth about 1. 5s., not less than 76,250 sterling in gold. Five thousand pounds of silver - מנים manim, manehs or minas. As a weight, the maneh was 100 shekels; as a coin, 60 shekels in value, or about 9.; 5000 of these manehs therefore will amount to 45,000, making in the whole a sum of about 120,000; and in this are not included the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 69The numbers here and in Nehemiah (see the marginal reference) vary.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 64-70Verses 64-70 Let none complain of the needful expenses of their religion. Seek first the kingdom of God, his favour and his glory, then will all other things be added unto them. Their offerings were nothing, compared with the offerings of the princes in David's time; yet, being according to their ability, were as acceptable to God. The Lord will carry us through all undertakings entered on according to his will, with an aim to his glory, and dependence on…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 69Each gold coin, known as a Hebrew daric, was worth a month's wages for a professional soldier. 5,000 minas of silver: Each mina weighed 20 ounces and equaled 60 shekels of silver. Each shekel was worth an average worker's monthly wages.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6969. drams of gold--rather, "darics," a Persian coin (see on 1Ch 29:7). priests' garments--(compare Ne 7:70). This--in the circumstances--was a very appropriate gift. In general, it may be remarked that presents of garments, or of any other usable commodities, however singular it may seem to us, is in harmony with the established notions and customs of the East.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 2:69

• Dram
• Liberality
• Maneh
• Pound
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Daric
• Dram
• Maneh
• Money
• Pound
• Temple, the Second
• Ability
• Addus
• Adin

Commentaries on Ezra 2

• 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