Lamentations 4:2
Twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams - Not of a thousand drams (i. e., darics) each, but worth altogether a thousand darics. As the value o...
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand (i) drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. (i) Read ( Ezra 2:69 ).
The Gathering together of the Exiles at Ahava. The narrative is told here in the first person. Ezra 8:15 . Ahava: cf. Ezra 8:21 ; Ezra 8:31...
basons . bowls. of . valued at. fine copper, &c. . copper shining like gold.
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
Ver. 26, 27. Six hundred and fifty talents of silver, &c.— The six hundred and fifty talents of silver, at three hundred and seventy-five p...
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand...
Particulars of Ezra's Company 1. Them that went up] The sum of the numbers given is 1,496. Only males are mentioned, and if no women accompanied t...
(15-31) The journey through Ahava to Jerusalem.
A thousand drams. — Darics, and therefore the whole worth rather more than a thousand guineas. Fine copper. — Probably the Roman Orichalcum, a...
Thanksgiving for Safety and Success Ezra 8:24-36 Into our hands also is committed first the rich treasure and solemn trust of our own souls, an...
In this chapter we have, first, a representative list of those who joined Ezra when he went up to Jerusalem. First in order, members of the priestly...
Is there not a sweet spiritual instruction here? Doth not the apostle, in allusion to gospel treasures for himself and his faithful companions, obser...
Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams ,.... Which were upwards of 1000 pounds of our money; for Bishop Cumberland says e, the Persian "dar...
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. Ver. 27. Of a thousand drachms ] 312 pounds 10...
Six hundred and fifty talents of silver Making, at f375 sterling to the talent, f243,750 sterling. And silver vessels a hundred talents Making ne...
A LIST OF EZRA'S COMPANIONS (vv. 1-14) Those who voluntarily came to accompany Ezra to Jerusalem are recorded here, the men numbering almost 150...
Ezra's Care of the Temple Treasure. B. C. 457....
Heb. desirable as gold; not that it was of equal price and worth with it, but for its incomparable excellency in its kind, and for its great rarity...
Ezra Entrusts The Gifts For The House Of YHWH Into The Hands Of Twelve Chief Priests For Them To Guard On The Journey ( Ezra 8:24-30 ). It is neve...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.] This chapter contains—(i.) A list of the heads of houses, with the number of adult males accompanying each of them,...
Ezra 8:15 . The river that runneth to Ahava, or the river of Diavam. Adiabena is a remote region, according to Boiste, in Assyria, and contiguous...
And weighed unto them the silver and the gold, and the vessels. The guardianship of the sacred treasures I. The treasures to be guarded. 1....
EXPOSITION Ezra 8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast there. The fight of the civil ruler to "proclaim a fast" was unquestioned among the Jews...
The Priests Entrusted With The Lord's Treasures
also twenty basins of gold, covered cups for pouring out drink-offerings, of a thousand drains, literally, "darics," Persian money; and two vessel...
27 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fined copper, precious as gold.