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Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 32. Third part. About 9d. ( Bible.) 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. Matthew 17:23. Bible.—Before the captivity, the kings of Juda provided sacrifices, (2 Chronicles 31:3) and after, the Persian monarchs supplied what was requisite, in favour of Zorababel and Esdras. Calmet. 6:8 and 7:21. But these grants had been recalled, or were not well executed.
A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
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