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;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The third part of a shekel - This appears to have been the first occasion on which an annual payment toward the maintenance of the temple se…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The points of the covenant.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Also we made ordinance, for us
Laws among themselves, binding them to that which the laws of God did not:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Having covenanted against the sins of which they had been guilty, they obliged themselves to observe the duties they had neglected. We must not onl…

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