20. If you need to get anything else for the temple, you may have the money you need from the royal treasury.
21. Ezra, you are a priest and an expert in the laws of the God of heaven, and I order all treasurers in Western Province to do their very best to help you.
22. They will be allowed to give as much as 3,400 kilogrammes of silver,10,000 kilogrammes of wheat,2,000 litres of wine,2,000 litres of olive oil, and all the salt you need.
23. They must provide whatever the God of heaven demands for his temple, so that he won't be angry with me and with the kings who rule after me.
24. We want you to know that no priests, Levites, musicians, guards, temple servants, or any other temple workers will have to pay any kind of taxes.