Ezra 2:68-69
Summary for Ezra 2:68-69: 2:68-69 a As when the Tabernacle was built (Exod 25:2-7 b; 35:4-9 c) and the Temple was renovated (2 Kgs 12:1-21 d), the people gave voluntary offerings to finance this effort. These funds supplemented the provincial grant by Darius (Ezra 6:8 e) and gifts from Israelites who stayed in Babylon (1:6 f). Each gave as much as he could based on his resources.2:69 g Each of the gold coins (Hebrew darics) was worth a month’s wages for a professional soldier.
• 6,250 pounds (Hebrew 5,000 minas): Each mina weighed 20 ounces and was equal to 60 shekels of silver; each shekel was worth an average worker’s monthly wages.
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