64 The whole assembly numbered 42,360 e e e e e , 65 besides e their male and female servants e who numbered 7,337 e e e e e ; and they had 200 singing men and women. 66 Their horses were 736 e e ; their mules , 245 e e ; 67 their camels , 435 e e e ; their donkeys , 6,720 e e e e . 68 Some of the heads of fathers' households, when they arrived at the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem , offered willingly for the house of God to restore it on its foundation . 69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury for the work 61,000 e e gold drachmas and 5,000 e silver minas and 100 priestly garments . 70 Now the priests and the Levites , some of the people , the singers , the gatekeepers and the temple servants lived in their cities , and all Israel in their cities .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezra 2:64-70
Commentary on Ezra 2:64-70
(Read Ezra 2:64-70)
Let none complain of the needful expenses of their religion. Seek first the kingdom of God, his favour and his glory, then will all other things be added unto them. Their offerings were nothing, compared with the offerings of the princes in David's time; yet, being according to their ability, were as acceptable to God. The Lord will carry us through all undertakings entered on according to his will, with an aim to his glory, and dependence on his assistance. Those who, at the call of the gospel, renounce sin and return to the Lord, shall be guarded and guided through all perils of the way, and arrive safely at the mansions provided in the holy city of God.