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Ezra 7:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezra 7:20

Verse 20 of 28

Scripture focus

And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow [it] out of the king’s treasure house.

Ezra 7:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 7:20

Theological / Devotional

Whatsoever more. Here the flexibility of the decree becomes apparent. Ezra is granted unlimited access to the royal revenue of the province of Judea, to be used for any purpose connected with the Temple. Within the limitations stated in v. 22, Ezra’s own discretion was to determine what should be done. King’s treasure house. Not the royal treasury at Susa or Persepolis, where tribute from the various provinces was stored, but the local treasury of Judea, to which the Jews made their remittances and from which Ezra was now authorized to draw.

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