2Ki 12:14-15, Ezr 8:24-34, Joh 13:29, 2Cor 8:19-21, 1Th 5:22 | TSK

2 Kings 12:14-15

they reckoned.

22:7

for they dealt.

2Ch 34:12; Ne 7:2; Mt 24:45; Lu 16:1,10,11; 1Co 4:2,3; 3Jo 1:5

Ezra 8:24-34

Sherebiah.

18,19

weighed.

33; 1:8; 2Co 8:20,21; Php 4:8

the silver.

7:15,16

fine copper. Heb. yellow, or shining brass.The Syriac renders, {nechosho korinthyo tovo,} "good Corinthian brass;" so called from the brass found after the burning of Corinth by Lucius Mummius, which was, as is generally supposed, brass, copper, silver, and gold, melted together. Sir J. Chardin, however, in a MS. note, cited by Harmer, mentioned a factitious metal used in the East, and highly esteemed there, which might probably be of an origin as ancient as Ezra. He says, "I have heard some Dutch gentlemen speak of a metal in the island of Sumatra, and among the Macassars, much more esteemed than gold, which royal personages alone are privileged to wear. It is a mixture, if I remember right, of gold and steel, or copper and steel." He afterwards added, "calmbac is the name of this metal, which is composed of gold and copper."

precious. Heb. desirable.

La 4:2

Ye are holy.

Le 21:6-8; De 33:8; Isa 52:11

the vessels.

1:7-11; Le 22:2,3; Nu 4:4-15,19,20; 7:13,84-88; 1Ki 7:48-51

1Ch 23:28; 2Ch 24:14

Watch ye.

1Ch 26:20-26; Mr 13:34,35; Ac 20:31; 2Ti 4:5

until ye weigh them before.

33,34

the house of our God.

22; 1Ch 29:2,3; Ps 122:9; Isa 60:13

the river of Ahava.

15,21

the hand.

22; 7:9,28; Job 5:19-24; Ps 91:9-14; Isa 41:10-14; Ac 25:3; 26:22

and he delivered.Ezra and his company had now entered upon a journey of several hundred miles through the desert, which they were nearly four months in completing, encumbered with families and possessions, and carrying large treasures with them, which would invite the attempts of the Arabian hordes, and others, that infested that neighbourhood; yet, having declared to the king, "that the hand of God was upon all them for good that seek him, and that his power and wrath were against all them that forsook him," (ver. 22,) he determined to travel without a guard, except that of the Almighty, being ashamed to ask any other, after his former avowed confidence in Him! Having, therefore, humbled themselves before the Lord, and besought his guidance and protection, he was intreated by them, their enemies were restrained or disabled, and they arrived unmolested at Jerusalem.

7:8,9; Ne 2:11

weighed.

26,30; 1Ch 28:14-18; 2Co 8:20,21

Meremoth.

Ne 10:5

Uriah.

Ne 3:4

Urijah. Jozabad.

Ne 8:7

Binnui.

Ne 10:9