Ezra 7:20
And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.
Ezra 7:20 in other translations
| BSB | And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury. |
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| WEB | Whatever more will be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to give, give it out of the king’s treasure house. |
| ASV | And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure-house. |
| YLT | and the rest of the needful things of the house of thy God, that it falleth to thee to give, thou dost give from the treasure-house of the king. |
| DARBY | And whatever more shall be needful for the house of thy God which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house. |
| BBE | And whatever more is needed for the house of your God, and which you may have to give, take it from the king's store-house. |
| Webster | And whatever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure-house. |
What does Ezra 7:20 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 7:11-26
The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God, reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christians, who will not promote the cause of God. But the weapons of Christian ministers are not carnal. Faithful preaching, holy lives, fervent prayers, and patient suffering when called to it, are the means to bring men into…
Ezra 7:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezra 7:20
- Ezra 6:4
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house:
- Ezra 6:8-18
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. …
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Context
- Ezra 7:19
The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
- Ezra 7:20
And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.
- Ezra 7:21
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
Ezra 7:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y lo demás necesario para la casa de tu Dios que te fuere menester dar, daráslo de la casa de los tesoros del rey. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le reste des choses nécessaires pour la maison de ton Dieu que tu pourras avoir à donner, tu les donneras de la maison des trésors du roi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und den übrigen Bedarf des Hauses deines Gottes, was dir auszugeben vorfallen wird, sollst du aus dem Schatzhause des Königs ausgeben. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed et cetera, quibus opus fuerit in domum Dei tui, quantumcumque necesse est ut expendas, dabitur de thesauro, et de fisco regis, |