Now the materials were more than enough ¹  for them to do all the work. ² 

It was handed over ¹  to the foremen who used it to repair the Lord’s temple.

Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders ¹  of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

Have them hand it over to the construction foremen ¹  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They in turn should pay the temple workers to repair it, ² 

They handed it over to the construction foremen ¹  assigned to the Lord’s temple. They in turn paid the temple workers to restore and repair it. ² 

Moses inspected ¹  all the work – and ²  they had done it just as the Lord had commanded – they had done it exactly – and Moses blessed them. ³ 

And he set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and put the curtain at the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

besides 3,300 ¹  officials who supervised the workers. ² 

These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. ¹ 

They did not audit the treasurers who disbursed ¹  the funds to the foremen, for they were honest. ² 

They worked hard and made the repairs. ¹  They followed the measurements specified for God’s temple and restored it. ² 

They melted down the silver in the Lord’s temple ¹  and handed it over to the supervisors of the construction foremen.”

As they were able, ¹  they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas ²  of gold, 5,000 minas ³  of silver, and 100 priestly robes. ⁴ 

Our adversaries also boasted, ¹  “Before they are aware or anticipate ²  anything, we will come in among them and kill them, and we will bring this work to a halt!”

I gave myself to the work on this wall, without even purchasing ¹  a field. All my associates were gathered there for the work.

So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in ¹  an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”

All of them were wanting ¹  to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.” So now, strengthen my hands! ² 

Some of the family leaders gave to the project treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.

I also discovered that the grain offerings for the Levites had not been provided, and that as a result the Levites and the singers who performed this work had all gone off to their fields.

All the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and those who performed the king’s business were assisting the Jews, for the dread of Mordecai had fallen on them.