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
And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the free-will-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
Acts 24:17
Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
3 John 1:6
Who have borne testimony of thy charity before the church: whom if thou shalt bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou wilt do well:
Help him
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.
Galatians 6:2
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
The freewill
Ezra 2:68
And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place:
1 Chronicles 29:3
Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of my own possessions, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,