27Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
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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; …
But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.
But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-28)Observe, 1. There were treasures of the house of God . A great house cannot be well kept without stores of all manner of provisions. Much was expended daily upon the altar-flour, wine, oil, salt, fuel, besides the lamps; quantities of these were to be kept beforehand, besides the sacred vestments and utensils. These were the treasures of the house of God . And, because money answers all things, do…
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