⁵ Take^(A) up an offering among you for the Lord. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring this as the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze;

²² Both men and women came; all who had willing hearts brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry—everyone who presented a presentation offering of gold to the Lord.

⁴ Let every survivor,^(A) wherever he resides, be assisted by the men of that region with silver, gold, goods, and livestock, along with a freewill offering for the house of God in Jerusalem.”

⁶ All their neighbors supported them^[a](A) with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and valuables, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering.

⁵ After that, they offered the regular burnt offering and the offerings for the beginning of each month^[a](A) and for all the Lord’s appointed holy occasions, as well as the freewill offerings brought to^[b] the Lord.