But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God I did not act like that.

Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.

The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests.