Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;

Bible References

The third part

Matthew 17:24
And, when they came into Capernaum, those receiving the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, "Doth not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?"
2 Corinthians 8:12
for, if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he has not.