52. For we had said to the king, that the power of our Lord would be with them that seek him, to support them in all ways.
53. And again we implored our lord as touching these things, and found him favourable to us.
54. Then I separated twelve men of the chiefs of the priests, Eserebias, and Assamias, and ten men of their brethren with them:
55. and I weighed them the silver, and the gold, and the holy vessels of the house of our Lord, which the king, and his counselors, and the nobles, and all Israel, had given.
56. And when I had weighed it, I delivered to them six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels of a hundred talents, and a hundred talents of gold,
57. and twenty golden vessels, and twelve vessels of brass, even of fine brass, glittering like gold.
58. And I said to them, Both you⌃ are holy to the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the gold and the silver are a vow to the Lord, the Lord of our fathers.
59. Watch you⌃, and keep them till you⌃ deliver them to the chiefs of the priests and Levites, and to the principal men of the families of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of our Lord.