Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
Let the men
Help him
The freewill
Bible References
Let the men
Ezra 7:16
with all the silver and gold which you find in the whole province of Babylon, along with the freewill offering of the people and of the priests, who offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
Acts 24:17
Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings;
3 John 1:6
and they have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
Help him
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.
Galatians 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.
The freewill
Ezra 2:68
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.
1 Chronicles 29:3
Moreover, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,