John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezra 2:69
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the world threescore and one thousand drachms of gold ,.... These "darcemons or darics" were a Persian coin; one of which, according to Brerewood F11 De Pret. & Ponder. Vet. Num. ch. iii. v. , was of the value of fifteen shillings of our money, and so this quantity of them amounted to 45,750 pounds; but according to Bishop Cumberland F12 Scripture Weights & Measures, ch. 4. p. 115. they were of the value of twenty... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezra 2:64-70
Here is, I. The sum total of the company that returned out of Babylon. The particular sums before mentioned amount not quite to 30,000 (29,818), so that there were above 12,000 that come out into any of those accounts, who, it is probable, were of the rest of the tribes of Israel, besides Judah and Benjamin, that could not tell of what particular family or city they were, but that they were Israelites, and of what tribe. Now, 1. This was more than double the number that were carried captive... read more