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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezra/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezra/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And anything else needed for the temple of your God that you are responsible to supply, you may provide from the royal treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If you need anything else for your God’s Temple or for any similar needs, you may take it from the royal treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And whatever else is required for the house of your God, which it falls to you to provide, you may provide it out of the king’s treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow <i>it</i> out of the king's treasure house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And whatever more may be needed for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to provide, pay <i>for it</i> from the king’s treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the rest of the needs of the house of your God, for which it may be incumbent upon you to provide, provide <i>for them</i> from the royal treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The rest of the needs for the house of your God, for which you may have occasion to provide, provide for it from the royal treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And the rest of the needs for the house of your God, for which you may have occasion to provide, provide <i>for it</i> from the royal treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The rest of the needs for the house of your God, which may fall upon you to provide, provide <i>for it</i> from the royal treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The rest of the things required for the house of your God, which you may have occasion to provide, provide it from the royal treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may use the royal treasury to pay for anything else needed for the house of your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may use the royal treasury to pay for anything else needed for the house of your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you need to get anything else for the temple, you may have the money you need from the royal treasury. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You may use the king's treasury to pay for anything else that you must provide for your God's temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And anything else which you need for the Temple, you may get from the royal treasury. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Furthermore, provide from the royal treasury whatever else may be needed for the Temple of your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The rest of the needs for the temple of your God that you may have to supply, you may do so from the royal treasury. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Whatever more shall be needful for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the rest of the necessary things of the house of your God, that it falls to you to give, you give from the treasure-house of the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the rest being necessary for the house of thy God, that shall fall to thee to give thou shalt give from the house of the king's treasure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, whatever more will be needed for the house of your God, as much as is necessary for you to spend, it shall be given from the treasury, and from the king’s finances,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whatever else you may be required to supply for the needs of the house of your God, you may draw from the royal treasury.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And whatever else is required for the house of your God, which you are responsible for providing, you may provide out of the king’s treasury.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the rest of the vessels which you may need for the service of the house of your God you shall take and give out of the king's treasure house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the rest of the vessels that are needed for you for the ministry of the house of your God, take, and you shall give from the house of the treasury of the King.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And as to the rest of the need of the house of thy God, thou shalt give from the king's treasure-houses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/7-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=1766" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/7.htm">Artaxerxes' Letter for Ezra</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7606.htm" title="7606: ū·šə·’ār (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Rest, remainder. (Aramaic) corresponding to sh'ar.">And if anything else</a> <a href="/hebrew/2819.htm" title="2819: ḥaš·ḥūṯ (N-fsc) -- Things needed. From a root corresponding to chashach; necessity.">is needed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1005.htm" title="1005: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. (Aramaic) corresponding to bayith.">for the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/426.htm" title="426: ’ĕ·lā·hāḵ (N-msc:: 2ms) -- God, god. (Aramaic) corresponding to 'elowahh; God.">of your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: dî (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5308.htm" title="5308: yip·pel- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall. (Aramaic) corresponding to naphal.">may have occasion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5415.htm" title="5415: lə·min·tan (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give. (Aramaic) corresponding to nathan; give.">to supply,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5415.htm" title="5415: tin·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To give. (Aramaic) corresponding to nathan; give.">you may pay for it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4481.htm" title="4481: min- (Prep) -- From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than. (Aramaic) corresponding to min.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4430.htm" title="4430: mal·kā (N-msd) -- King. (Aramaic) corresponding to melek; a king.">the royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/1005.htm" title="1005: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. (Aramaic) corresponding to bayith."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1596.htm" title="1596: gin·zê (N-mpc) -- A treasure. (Aramaic) corresponding to genez; treasure.">treasury.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a></span><br />And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a></span><br />Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">1 Chronicles 29:3-5</a></span><br />Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: / three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, / for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Exodus 25:2-9</a></span><br />“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him. / This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; / blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-3.htm">2 Chronicles 31:3-5</a></span><br />The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD. / Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. / As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">1 Kings 7:13-14</a></span><br />Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. / He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">2 Kings 12:4-5</a></span><br />Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. / Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-12.htm">2 Chronicles 24:12-14</a></span><br />Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD. / So the workmen labored, and in their hands the repair work progressed. They restored the house of God according to its specifications, and they reinforced it. / When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">1 Chronicles 22:14-16</a></span><br />Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them. / You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and men skilled in every kind of work— / in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-7.htm">2 Chronicles 2:7-9</a></span><br />Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided. / Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours / to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-18.htm">Philippians 4:18-19</a></span><br />I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. / And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">1 Corinthians 16:1-3</a></span><br />Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia: / On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed. / Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-17.htm">Acts 24:17</a></span><br />After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-25.htm">Romans 15:25-27</a></span><br />Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there. / For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. / They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7-9</a></span><br />Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. / And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. / As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And whatever more shall be needful for the house of your God, which you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.</p><p class="hdg">bestow it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/6-4.htm">Ezra 6:4,8</a></b></br> <i>With</i> three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/24-7.htm">Bestow</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-14.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/ezra/7-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/7-8.htm">King's</a> <a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Needed</a> <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Needful</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-7.htm">Needs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/ezra/1-4.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Required</a> <a href="/ezra/7-18.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezra/6-4.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/ezra/6-4.htm">Store-House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-3.htm">Supply</a> <a href="/ezra/7-19.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezra/5-17.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/ezra/5-17.htm">Treasure-House</a> <a href="/ezra/6-4.htm">Treasury</a> <a href="/ezra/7-18.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/ezra/7-18.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/3-3.htm">Bestow</a> <a href="/job/4-13.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/ezra/7-23.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/7-27.htm">King's</a> <a href="/ezra/7-22.htm">Needed</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-8.htm">Needful</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-2.htm">Needs</a> <a href="/psalms/119-165.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-7.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-18.htm">Required</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-3.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ezra/8-36.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-38.htm">Store-House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Supply</a> <a href="/ezra/7-23.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-38.htm">Treasure-House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm">Treasury</a> <a href="/ezra/7-21.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/ezra/7-21.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/7-1.htm">Ezra goes up to Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/7-11.htm">The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/7-27.htm">Ezra blesses God for this favor</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And if anything else is needed for the house of your God</b><br>This phrase indicates the ongoing commitment to the maintenance and enhancement of the temple in Jerusalem. The temple, rebuilt after the Babylonian exile, was central to Jewish worship and identity. The phrase underscores the importance of the temple as the dwelling place of God among His people, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament. The temple's significance is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are described as the temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>).<p><b>that you may have occasion to supply</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the proactive role Ezra is to play in ensuring the temple's needs are met. Ezra, a scribe and priest, was tasked with leading a group of exiles back to Jerusalem and ensuring the proper worship of God. His role as a leader and reformer is crucial, as he is given authority to act as needed. This reflects the biblical principle of stewardship, where God's people are entrusted with resources to fulfill His purposes.<p><b>you may pay for it from the royal treasury</b><br>This phrase reveals the support of the Persian king, Artaxerxes, for the Jewish people and their worship practices. The royal treasury's involvement signifies the political and economic backing for the temple's needs, illustrating God's sovereignty in using foreign rulers to accomplish His purposes. This support is reminiscent of God's provision through unexpected means, as seen in other biblical narratives, such as Joseph's rise to power in Egypt (Genesis 41). The involvement of the royal treasury also foreshadows the ultimate provision of Christ, who fulfills the law and the prophets, providing access to God for all believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a></b><br>A scribe and priest, Ezra was a leader of the Jewish people returning from Babylonian exile. He was tasked with teaching the laws of God to the people and ensuring the proper worship in the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/artaxerxes.htm">Artaxerxes</a></b><br>The Persian king who issued the decree allowing Ezra and other Jews to return to Jerusalem. He provided resources for the temple and supported the re-establishment of Jewish religious practices.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_god.htm">The House of God (Temple in Jerusalem)</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Jewish people, the temple was being restored after the Babylonian exile. It was a symbol of God's presence and covenant with Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/royal_treasury.htm">Royal Treasury</a></b><br>The financial resources of the Persian Empire, which King Artaxerxes authorized to be used for the needs of the temple, demonstrating the king's support for the Jewish faith and worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_return_from_exile.htm">The Return from Exile</a></b><br>This event marks a significant period in Jewish history where the exiles returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and restore their religious practices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_through_unlikely_sources.htm">God's Provision through Unlikely Sources</a></b><br>God can use even non-believers, like King Artaxerxes, to fulfill His purposes and provide for His people. We should remain open to God's provision from unexpected places.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_worship_and_the_temple.htm">The Importance of Worship and the Temple</a></b><br>The temple was central to Jewish worship, symbolizing God's presence. Today, we are called to prioritize worship and maintain our spiritual "temples" (our bodies and lives) as places where God dwells.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_leadership.htm">Faithfulness in Leadership</a></b><br>Ezra's role as a leader and teacher of the law emphasizes the importance of faithful leadership in guiding others towards God. We should seek to be leaders who uphold God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The use of the royal treasury for God's work highlights the importance of using resources wisely for God's kingdom. We should be good stewards of what God has entrusted to us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/has_satan_asked_to_test_you.htm">What is the purpose of the Temple of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jeremiah_20_7_with_james_1_13.htm">How can Jeremiah 20:7 be reconciled with James 1:13, which states that God never tempts or deceives anyone?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_were_temple_vessels_returned_intact.htm">If the original temple vessels in Ezra 1:7 had been melted down by the Babylonians, how could these exact items be returned intact?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_god_command_genocide.htm">Did God order genocide? (Exodus 20:13 vs. Deuteronomy 7:2)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Out of the king's treasure house.</span>--Every satrap had his local treasury. The decree gives Ezra very large powers, but the following verses add a measure of qualification.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Whatever</span> <span class="cmt_word">more shall be needful.</span> Here the terms of the <span class="accented">firman</span> are very wide indeed, and authorise apparently an unlimited application of the royal revenue, or, at any rate, of the revenue of the province, to any purpose in any way connected with the temple. Probably it was expected that Ezra's own discretion would act as a restraint. If this failed, the royal treasurers would see that the amounts specified in ver. 22 were not exceeded. <span class="cmt_word">The king's</span> <span class="cmt_word">treasure-house</span> is not the royal treasury at Susa, to which the tribute went up from the various provinces, but the local treasury of Judaea or Syria, to which the Jews made their remittances, and on which Ezra was now authorised to draw. Such local treasuries existed of necessity under a satrapial system. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/7-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And if anything else</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁאָ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·’ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7606.htm">Strong's 7606: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rest, remainder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is needed</span><br /><span class="heb">חַשְׁחוּת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaš·ḥūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2818.htm">Strong's 2818: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be necessary, to need</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1005.htm">Strong's 1005: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלָהָ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lā·hāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_426.htm">Strong's 426: </a> </span><span class="str2">God</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1768.htm">Strong's 1768: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, that, because</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">may have occasion</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפֶּל־</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pel-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5308.htm">Strong's 5308: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to supply,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִנְתַּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·min·tan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5415.htm">Strong's 5415: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you may pay [for it]</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּנְתֵּ֕ן</span> <span class="translit">(tin·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5415.htm">Strong's 5415: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4481.htm">Strong's 4481: </a> </span><span class="str2">From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the royal</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכָּֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(mal·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4430.htm">Strong's 4430: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">treasury.</span><br /><span class="heb">גִּנְזֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(gin·zê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1596.htm">Strong's 1596: </a> </span><span class="str2">A treasure</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/7-20.htm">Ezra 7:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/7-20.htm">OT History: Ezra 7:20 Whatever more shall be needful for the (Ezr. 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