²⁵ and weighed out to them ^(A)the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, had offered.

³³ Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were ^(A)weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; with them were the Levites, ^(B)Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui,

⁸ and Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to ^(A)Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

Meditate on These Things

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatever things are ^(A)true, whatever things are ^(B)noble, whatever things are ^(C)just, ^(D)whatever things are pure, whatever things are ^(E)lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

²⁰ avoiding this: that anyone should blame us in this lavish gift which is administered by us— ^21 (A)providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.