Ezr 7:16 | TNotes | STEP | 7:16 Like Cyrus (1:4 , 6 ), Artaxerxes allowed Jews in Babylon to send freewill offerings to Jerusalem. A sizeable sum was collected from the king and his council as well as from Jewish contributors (8:25-27 ).

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‏ Ezra 7:16

7:16 ^a Like Cyrus (1:4 ^b, 6 ^c), Artaxerxes allowed Jews in Babylon to send freewill offerings to Jerusalem. A sizeable sum was collected from the king and his council as well as from Jewish contributors (8:25-27 ^d).