Ezra 7:14-16
of the king. Chal. from before the king. seven counsellors.Seven princes of Persia having conspired against and slain the usurper Smerdis, and thus made way for the family of Darius, which afterwards filled the throne, the Persian kings of this race had always seven chief princes as their counsellors, who possessed peculiar privileges, were his chief assistants in the government, and by whose advice all the public affairs of the empire were transacted. The names of these counsellors are given in the parallel place of the book of Esther. Es 1:14according.25,26; De 17:18,19; Isa 8:20thy God.1:3; 5:8; 6:12; Da 2:47; 6:20,26 the silver.6:4,8-10; Ps 68:29,30; 72:10; 76:11; Isa 60:6-9; Re 21:24-26whose habitation.6:12; 2Ch 2:6; 6:2,6; Ps 9:11; 26:8; 76:2; 135:21 all the silver.8:25-28offering.1:4,6; 1Ch 29:6,9,17; 2Co 8:12; 9:7Ezra 8:26-30
26 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 52:11the vessels.1:7-11; Le 22:2,3; Nu 4:4-15,19,20; 7:13,84-88; 1Ki 7:48-511Ch 23:28; 2Ch 24:14 Watch ye.1Ch 26:20-26; Mr 13:34,35; Ac 20:31; 2Ti 4:5until ye weigh them before.33,34 the house of our God.22; 1Ch 29:2,3; Ps 122:9; Isa 60:13Isaiah 66:20
bring all.43:6; 49:12-26; 54:3; 60:3-14an offering.Ro 12:1,2; 15:16; Php 2:17; 1Pe 2:5upon horses.60:9litters. or, coaches. my holy.11:9; 56:7; 65:11,25Acts 24:17
to bring.11:29,30; 20:16; Ro 15:25,26; 1Co 16:1,2; 2Co 8:9; Ga 2:10offerings.21:26Romans 15:25-26
26-31; Ac 18:21; 19:21; 20:16,22; 24:17; 1Co 16:1-3; Ga 2:10 it.Ac 11:27-30; 2Co 8:1-9:15; Ga 6:6-10the poor.Pr 14:21,31; 17:5; Zec 11:7,11; Mt 25:40; 26:11; Lu 6:20; 14:131Co 16:15; 2Co 9:12; Phm 1:5; Jas 2:5,6
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