Ezra 7:14-22 — Legacy Standard Bible

¹⁴“Forasmuch as you are sent from before the king and his ^aseven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God which is in your hand, ¹⁵and to bring the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, ^awhose dwelling is in Jerusalem, ¹⁶and ^aall the silver and gold which you find in the whole province of Babylon, along ^bwith the freewill offering of the people and of the priests, who ^coffered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem; ¹⁷with this money, therefore, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, ^awith their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and ^bbring them near to the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. ¹⁸“And whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God. ¹⁹“Also the utensils which are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem. ²⁰“The rest of the needs for the house of your God, which may fall upon you to provide, ^aprovide for it from the royal treasury.

²¹“So I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the ¹River, that whatever Ezra the priest, ^athe scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may ask of you, it shall be done with all diligence, ²²even up to ¹100 talents of silver, ²100 kors of wheat, ³100 baths of wine, ⁴100 baths of oil, and salt without written order.