⁴ Let every survivor,^(A) wherever he resides, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.’

Gifts for the Work

⁶⁸ After they arrived at the Lord’s house in Jerusalem, some of the family heads gave freewill offerings^(A) for the house of God in order to have it rebuilt on its original site. ⁶⁹ Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins,^[a] 3 tonnes^[b] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury^(B) for the project.