Ezra 8:27

²⁷ 20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics,[1] and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.

Ezra 8

Other Translations of Ezra 8:27

King James Version

²⁷ Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine fine...: Heb. yellow, or, shining brass copper, precious as gold.

English Standard Version

²⁷ 20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics,A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold.

The Message

²⁷ 20 gold bowls weighing eighteen and a half pounds 2 vessels of bright red copper, as valuable as gold.

New King James Version

²⁷ twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold.

New Living Translation

²⁷ 20Â gold bowls, equal in value to 1,000 gold coins, 2Â fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 8:27

Commentary on Ezra 8:24-30

(Read Ezra 8:24-30)

Do we expect that God should, by his providence, keep that which belongs to us, let us, by his grace, keep that which belongs to him. Let God's honour and interest be our care; and then we may expect that our lives and comforts will be his.