Nehemiah 7:70-72
70Now some of the heads of fathers’ houses gave to the work. The agovernor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics ▼▼A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams
of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests’ garments and 500 minas ▼▼A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram
of silver. ▼▼Probable reading; Hebrew lacks minas of silver
71And some of the heads of fathers’ houses gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. 72 eAnd what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests’ garments. 2 Corinthians 8:2-3
2for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and ftheir extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3For they gave gaccording to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord,Philippians 4:10-17
God’s Provision
10I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length hyou have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be icontent. 12I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and jhunger, abundance and kneed. 13I can do all things lthrough him who strengthens me.14Yet it was kind of you mto share ▼
▼Or have fellowship in
my trouble. 15And you Philippians yourselves know that oin the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, pno church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. 16Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again. 17 qNot that I seek the gift, but I seek rthe fruit that increases to your credit. ▼▼Or I seek the profit that accrues to your account
Copyright information for
ESV