70 Some from among the heads of fathers' households gave to the work . The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas , 50 basins , 530 e e priests' garments . 71 Some of the heads of fathers' households gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 e gold drachmas and 2,200 e silver minas . 72 That which the rest of the people gave was 20,000 e gold drachmas and 2,000 silver minas and 67 e priests' garments .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Nehemiah 7:70-72
Commentary on Nehemiah 7:5-73
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Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!