Ezra 7:20

Verse

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And whatsoever more there shall be need of for the house of thy God, how much soever thou shalt have occasion to spend, it shall be given out of the treasury, and the king’s exchequer, and by me.

Free Bible Version

If there is anything else required for the Temple of your God that you have to provide, you may charge it to the royal treasury.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the residue that shall be needeful for the house of thy God, which shall be meete for thee to bestowe, thou shalt bestowe it out of the Kings treasure house,

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

Translation for Translators

If you need any other things for the temple, you are permitted to get the money for those things from the building here where my government’s money is kept/stored.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Anything else that is needed for the house of your God that you require, take its cost from my treasury.

Noah Webster Bible

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.

World English Bible

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Context

Artaxerxes’ Letter for Ezra

¹⁹You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.²⁰And 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.

Summary

Ezra 7:20 highlights the generous provisions King Artaxerxes granted to Ezra for the service of the temple of God. This verse showcases the king's support for Ezra's mission to beautify the house of the Lord, demonstrating divine favor upon God's people. The passage underscores the importance of earthly rulers being instruments in fulfilling God's purposes and the significance of financial resources in advancing God's kingdom. It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness in providing for His work and the importance of seeking His favor in all endeavors.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Unto one hundred talents of silver,.... Which amounted to 35,300 pounds sterling; these, according to Jarchi, were to buy the offerings or sacrifices with: and an hundred measures of wheat; or corn, the same measure with the homer, each of which held ten ephahs, or seventy five wine gallons, five pints, and upwards; these, according to the same writer, were for meat offerings, made of fine flour, or rather bread offerings, as they may be called: and to an hundred baths of wine; which was the same measure in liquids as the ephah in things dry, a tenth part of the cor or homer, and held seven wine gallons, five pints, and upwards (u); these were for the drink offerings: and to an hundred baths of oil; the same measure as before; these were to mix in the meat offerings: and salt without prescribing how much; because it was used in all offerings, and was cheap, and therefore no measure is fixed, but as much as was wanting was to be given, see Lev 2:1. (u) See Cumberland's Scripture Weights and Measures, ch. 4. p. 137.