64 All the assembly together 'is' four myriad two thousand three hundred sixty, 65 apart from their servants and their handmaids; these 'are' seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and of them 'are' singers and songstresses two hundred. 66 Their horses 'are' seven hundred thirty and six, their mules, two hundred forty and five, 67 their camels, four hundred thirty and five, asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty. 68 And some of the heads of the fathers in their coming in to the house of Jehovah that 'is' in Jerusalem, have offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its base; 69 according to their power they have given to the treasure of the work; of gold, drams six myriads and a thousand, and of silver, pounds five thousand, and of priests' coats, a hundred. 70 And the priests dwell, and the Levites, and of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, in their cities; even 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.