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.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- 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.
- NKJV And whatever more may be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to provide, pay for it from the king’s treasury.
- NASB And the rest of the needs of the house of your God, for which it may be incumbent upon you to provide, provide for them from the royal treasury.
- NLT If you need anything else for your God’s Temple or for any similar needs, you may take it from the royal treasury.
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Quick answer
Any further needs for God's house may be paid from the royal treasury. The king commits ongoing imperial support to the temple.
Overview
Artaxerxes authorizes Ezra to draw on 'the king's treasure house' for whatever else the temple requires. This open-handed pledge ensures the worship of God will not lack resources. It is another striking instance of God supplying His house through the wealth of the nations, anticipating the abundance of the kingdom Christ inaugurates.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Ezra 6:4With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house:
- Ezra 6:8–18Moreover 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.
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