Ezra 7:18

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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.

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  • 2 Kgs 12:15 : 15 Instead, they gave the money to the workers, who used it to repair the temple of the LORD.
  • 2 Kgs 22:7 : 7 But no accounting shall be demanded from the workers for the silver that is given to them, for they are acting faithfully.
  • Ezra 7:26 : 26 Anyone who does not obey the law of your God and the law of the king shall face judgment promptly, whether it be death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezra 7:13-17
    5 verses
    83%

    13I 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.

    14For 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.

    15And 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.

    16Together 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.

    17With 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.

  • Ezra 7:19-23
    5 verses
    82%

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

    20And 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.

    21And 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,

    22up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred cors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without limit.

    23Whatever 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.

  • Ezra 8:25-30
    6 verses
    77%

    25I 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.

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

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

    28I 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.'

    29Be 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.

    30So 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.

  • Deut 14:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25you shall exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God chooses.

    26Then you may spend the money on whatever you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or whatever you wish. You shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household.

  • Ezra 1:4
    76%

    4And 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.

  • 1 Chr 29:5
    75%

    5Gold 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?

  • Ezra 1:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

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

    7King 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.

  • Esth 3:11
    73%

    11The king said to Haman, "The silver is given to you, as well as the people, to do with them as it seems good to you."

  • Ezra 5:17
    73%

    17And 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
    73%

    7Leave 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.

    8Moreover, 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.

    9Whatever 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.

  • 1 Chr 28:13-15
    3 verses
    72%

    13He specified the divisions of the priests and Levites, for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD.

    14He assigned the weight of gold for all gold articles used in every kind of service, and the weight of silver for all silver articles used in every kind of service.

    15The weight of gold for the lampstands and their lamps, with the weight for each lampstand and its lamps, and the weight of silver for the silver lampstands, with the weight for each lampstand and its lamps, depending on the service of each lampstand.

  • Exod 35:5
    72%

    5Take a contribution for the LORD from what you have. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring the LORD's offering: gold, silver, and bronze.

  • Deut 17:10
    72%

    10You must act according to the decision they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you.

  • Deut 12:6-8
    3 verses
    72%

    6Bring there your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your special gifts, what you have vowed to give, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

    7There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has blessed you with.

    8You must not act as we are doing here today, where everyone does whatever seems right in their own eyes.

  • Ezra 6:5
    72%

    5Also, 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.

  • Exod 25:3
    71%

    3And this is the offering you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

  • Neh 7:71-72
    2 verses
    71%

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

    72The 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.

  • Ezra 7:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Anyone who does not obey the law of your God and the law of the king shall face judgment promptly, whether it be death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.

    27Blessed 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.

  • Josh 6:19
    71%

    19All the silver, gold, bronze, and iron are holy to the LORD and must go into His treasury.

  • 1 Chr 29:3
    70%

    3Moreover, 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.

  • Deut 6:18
    70%

    18Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may go well with you, and you may go in and possess the good land the LORD promised to your ancestors.

  • Joel 3:5
    70%

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

  • Lev 19:5
    70%

    5When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the LORD, offer it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.

  • Ezra 2:69
    70%

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

  • Num 18:30
    70%

    30Say to the Levites: When you present the best of it, it will be credited to you, as if it were the produce of the threshing floor and the produce of the wine press.

  • Ps 51:18
    70%

    18For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.