| Nehemiah 10:32
| And we made ordinances for ourselves, to give the third part of a sicle every year for the work of the house of our God,
| Third part. About 9d., (Haydock) on account of the poverty of the people. (Calmet) --- They afterwards paid half a sicle, or 1s. 2d., conformably to the law, Exodus 30:13., and Matthew 17:23. (Haydock) --- Before the captivity, the kings of Juda provided sacrifices, (2 Paralipomenon 31:3.) and after, the Persian monarchs supplied what was requisite, in favour of Zorababel and Esdras, 2 Esdras 6:8., and 7:21. But these grants had been recalled, or were not well executed.
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