21 And I king Artaxerxes have given commandment to all the treasurers which are beyond [a]the River, that whatsoever Ezra the Priest and Scribe of the Law of the God of heaven shall require of you, that it be done incontinently,

22 Unto an hundred talents of silver, unto an hundred [b]measures of wheat, and unto an hundred [c]baths of wine, and unto an hundred baths of oil, and salt without writing.

23 Whatsoever is by the commandment of the God of heaven, let it be done speedily for the house of the God of heaven: for why should he be wroth [d]against the realm of the King and his children?

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 7:21 Which was the river Euphrates, and they were beyond it in respect of Babylon.
  2. Ezra 7:22 Hebrew, Corim.
  3. Ezra 7:22 Read 1 Kings 7:26; 2 Chron. 2:10.
  4. Ezra 7:23 This declareth that the fear of God’s judgments causeth him to use this liberality, and not the love that he bare to God’s glory: or affection to his people.

21 Now I, King Artaxerxes, decree that all the treasurers of Trans-Euphrates are to provide with diligence whatever Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law of the God of heaven, may ask of you— 22 up to a hundred talents[a] of silver, a hundred cors[b] of wheat, a hundred baths[c] of wine, a hundred baths[d] of olive oil, and salt without limit. 23 Whatever the God of heaven has prescribed, let it be done with diligence for the temple of the God of heaven. Why should his wrath fall on the realm of the king and of his sons?(A)

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  1. Ezra 7:22 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  2. Ezra 7:22 That is, probably about 18 tons or about 16 metric tons
  3. Ezra 7:22 That is, about 600 gallons or about 2,200 liters
  4. Ezra 7:22 That is, about 600 gallons or about 2,200 liters