Ezra 7:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And to bring the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellers have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and to carry{H2987} the silver{H3702} and gold,{H1722} which the king{H4430} and his counsellors{H3272} have freely offered{H5069} unto the God{H426} of Israel,{H3479} whose{H1768} habitation{H4907} is in Jerusalem,{H3390}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And to carry{H2987}{(H8682)} the silver{H3702} and gold{H1722}, which the king{H4430} and his counsellors{H3272}{(H8750)} have freely offered{H5069}{(H8724)} unto the God{H426} of Israel{H3479}, whose{H1768} habitation{H4907} is in Jerusalem{H3390},

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And that thou shuldest take with the, syluer and golde, which the kynge and the lordes of his councell geue of their awne good wyll vnto the God of Israel (whose habitacion is at Ierusalem)

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And to carry the siluer and the gold, which the King & his cousellers willingly offer vnto the God of Israel (whose habitation is in Ierusalem)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And that thou shouldest take with thee siluer and golde which the king and his counsailers offer of their owne good wyll vnto the God of Israel, whose habitation is at Hierusalem:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation [is] in Jerusalem,

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and to carry silver and gold that the king and his counsellors willingly offered to the God of Israel, whose tabernacle `is' in Jerusalem,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And to take with you the silver and gold freely offered by the king and his wise men to the God of Israel, whose Temple is in Jerusalem,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    and to bring silver and gold which the king and his advisers have freely contributed to the God of Israel, who resides in Jerusalem,

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 6:2 : 2 And I have built a lofty house for You, a place for You to dwell forever.
  • Ps 135:21 : 21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion, He who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!
  • Ezra 6:12 : 12 May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who attempt to alter or destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be done diligently.
  • Ps 9:11 : 11 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
  • Ps 26:8 : 8 Lord, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
  • Ps 68:29-30 : 29 Command Your strength, O God; display Your power, O God, as You have done for us. 30 From Your temple above Jerusalem, kings will bring You tribute.
  • Ps 72:10 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and distant shores will bring tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.
  • Ps 76:2 : 2 God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
  • Ps 76:11 : 11 Surely the wrath of mankind shall bring You praise, and the survivors of wrath shall restrain themselves.
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem for My name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule over My people Israel.'
  • Ezra 6:4 : 4 It will have three layers of large stone and one layer of new timber. The cost will be paid from the royal treasury.
  • Ezra 6:8-9 : 8 Moreover, I issue a decree as to what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of this house of God: The expenses are to be fully paid to these men from the royal treasury from the tributes of the region Beyond the River, so that the work is not hindered. 9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, or lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests in Jerusalem—must be provided to them daily without fail. 10 So that they may offer pleasing offerings to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
  • Isa 60:6-9 : 6 A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense and will proclaim the praises of the Lord. 7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will go up with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the house of my splendor. 8 Who are these flying like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? 9 Surely the coastlands will wait for me; the ships of Tarshish will come first, bringing your sons from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you.
  • Rev 21:24-26 : 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory and honor into it. 25 Its gates will never be shut by day, and there will be no night there. 26 They will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
  • 1 Chr 29:6 : 6 Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
  • 2 Chr 2:6 : 6 So now, send me a skilled craftsman, knowledgeable in working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, purple, crimson, and blue yarn, and able to engrave designs. He will work with the skilled craftsmen who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezra 7:16-21
    6 verses
    88%

    16 Together with all the silver and gold you may find in the whole province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and the priests given for the house of their God in Jerusalem.

    17 With this silver, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams, and lambs, along with their grain and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem.

    18 And whatever seems best to you and your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God.

    19 Also, deliver the vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God in Jerusalem.

    20 And whatever else may be needed for the house of your God that it falls upon you to provide, you may do so from the royal treasury.

    21 And I, King Artaxerxes, hereby issue a command to all the treasurers of the region beyond the river: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may request of you, it must be done promptly,

  • Ezra 7:13-14
    2 verses
    84%

    13 I issue a decree that any willing person from the people of Israel, including the priests and Levites in my kingdom, may go with you to Jerusalem.

    14 For you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your God, which is in your hand.

  • Ezra 8:25-30
    6 verses
    83%

    25 I weighed out to them the silver, gold, and articles—the offering for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his officials, and all the Israelites who were present had donated.

    26 And I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, 100 silver vessels worth talents, and 100 talents of gold.

    27 Also, twenty gold basins worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of polished bronze, as desirable as gold.

    28 I said to them, 'You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your ancestors.'

    29 Be diligent and guard them until you weigh them out in the presence of the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD.

    30 So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver, gold, and vessels to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.

  • Ezra 1:3-8
    6 verses
    80%

    3 Whoever among you belongs to His people, may their God be with them, and let them go up to Jerusalem, in Judah, and build the temple of the LORD, the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem.

    4 And let every survivor, wherever they may reside, be supported by the people of that place with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with their voluntary offerings for the house of God in Jerusalem.

    5 Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, the priests, and the Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—rose to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.

    6 Their neighbors supported them with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and choice gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.

    7 King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and had placed in the house of his gods.

    8 Cyrus, king of Persia, brought them out under the oversight of Mithredath, the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

  • Ezra 7:27
    78%

    27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 5:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14 And even the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to the temple in Babylon, these King Cyrus took out of the temple in Babylon and handed over to Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed as governor.

    15 And he said to him, 'Take these vessels and go; deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.'

  • Ezra 6:5
    77%

    5 Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God that Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon must be returned and brought back to the temple in Jerusalem, each to its rightful place, and deposited into the house of God.

  • Ezra 2:68-69
    2 verses
    76%

    68 Several of the heads of the families, upon arriving at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, gave freewill offerings to rebuild it on its foundation.

    69 According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work: 61,000 gold darics, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.

  • Ezra 5:17
    76%

    17 And now, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the royal archives in Babylon to determine if a decree was indeed issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision concerning this matter.

  • Ezra 6:7-9
    3 verses
    75%

    7 Leave the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.

    8 Moreover, I issue a decree as to what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of this house of God: The expenses are to be fully paid to these men from the royal treasury from the tributes of the region Beyond the River, so that the work is not hindered.

    9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, or lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests in Jerusalem—must be provided to them daily without fail.

  • Neh 7:70-72
    3 verses
    75%

    70 Some of the family heads also gave to the treasury for the work: 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 minas of silver.

    71 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.

    72 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all of Israel settled in their towns. By the seventh month, the Israelites were in their towns.

  • Neh 13:5
    75%

    5 He had provided Tobiah with a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, incense, temple articles, tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were prescribed for the Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.

  • 1 Chr 29:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5 Gold for the gold work and silver for the silver work, and for all the work done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the LORD today?

    6 Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.

  • Ezra 7:23
    74%

    23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be carried out diligently for the house of the God of heaven, so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

  • Neh 11:2
    74%

    2 The people praised all those who willingly volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

  • Zech 7:2
    74%

    2 The people of Bethel sent Sharezer, Regem-melech, and their men to seek the favor of the LORD.

  • Joel 3:5
    73%

    5 For you took my silver and my gold and carried my precious treasures into your temples.

  • 2 Chr 34:9
    73%

    9 They went to Hilkiah the high priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the house of God, which the Levites, the gatekeepers, had collected from Manasseh, Ephraim, and the remnant of Israel, as well as all Judah, Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 36:7
    73%

    7 Nebuchadnezzar also brought some of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon and placed them in his temple in Babylon.

  • 1 Chr 29:3
    73%

    3 Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now dedicate my personal treasure of gold and silver for the house of my God, in addition to all I have already provided for the holy house.

  • 2 Kgs 25:15
    73%

    15 The captain of the guard also took the firepans and the sprinkling bowls—everything that was made of gold and silver.

  • Dan 1:2
    73%

    2 The Lord delivered Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with some of the vessels from the house of God, into his hand. He brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.

  • 2 Chr 36:23
    73%

    23 This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has appointed me to build a temple for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of His people among you—may the LORD their God be with them, and let them go up.’

  • Neh 13:9
    73%

    9 Then I ordered the rooms to be purified, and I brought back the articles of the house of God, along with the grain offerings and the incense.

  • Ezra 1:11
    73%

    11 The total number of gold and silver articles was five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar brought up when the exiles were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 36:18
    72%

    18 He carried away all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the LORD’s house, as well as the treasures of the king and of his officials. He brought them all to Babylon.