26 I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
26 I weighed out to them 650 talents
26 I weighed out into their hand 650 talents
26 25 tons of silver -100 vessels of silver valued at three and three-quarter tons three and three-quarter tons of gold
26 I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold,
26 I weighed the treasure as I gave it to them and found the totals to be as follows: 24Â tons of silver, 7,500 pounds of silver articles, 7,500 pounds of gold,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 8:26
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.