65 The governor said to them that they should not eat from the most holy things until a priest arose with Urim and Thummim . 66 The whole assembly together was 42,360 e e e e e , 67 besides e their male and their female servants e , of whom there were 7,337 e e e e e ; and they had 245 e e male and female singers . 68 Their horses were 736 e e ; their mules , 245 e e ; 69 their camels , 435 e e e ; their donkeys , 6,720 e e e e . 70 Some from among the heads of fathers' households gave to the work . The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas , 50 basins , 530 e e priests' garments .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 7:65-70
Commentary on Nehemiah 7:5-73
(Read Nehemiah 7:5-73)
Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!