21 And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the region beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, let it be done diligently,
22 up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribed limit.
23 Whatever1 is commanded by the God of heaven, let it diligently be done for the2 house of the God of heaven. For why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
24 Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God.
25 And you, Ezra, according to your God-given wisdom, aset magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are in the region beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and bteach those who do not know them.
26 Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily on him, whether it be death, or1 banishment, or confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.
27 aBlessed1 be the Lord God of our fathers, bwho has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem,
28 and ahas extended mercy to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. So I was encouraged, as bthe hand of the Lord my God was upon me; and I gathered leading men of Israel to go up with me.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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