Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Nehemiah 7:72
And [that] which the rest of the people gave [was] twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
Neh 7:72
And that which the rest of the people gave.
The rest of the people gave
It is a great misfortune when any Christian effort is supported by the contributions of the few and not of the many. All should be encouraged to contribute so far as they are able. Workers, too, should, as their means admit of, subscribe towards the expenses of work. What people pay for they will pray for, and what they pray for they will pay for. (W. P. Lockhart.)
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Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drachms of gold,…. Worth as many pounds of our money, and somewhat more:
and two thousand pound of silver; of which [See comments on Ne 7:71]:
and threescore and seven priests’ garments; having been so long in Babylon, and no use of sacrifices, and so not of garments to minister in, no care was taken to provide any; which seems to be the reason why so many were given, when they returned to their own land, and sacrificed.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Reciprocal: 2Ki 22:14 – wardrobe Ezr 2:69 – the treasure Neh 10:28 – the rest