1 a According to the commandement of the Lord, {Deut. 7,25},{josh. 7,1}, {2 Mac. 12:40}
1 b That is, all they which came to the Passeouer.
2 c That is, in the Temple where thei assembled as in a tent.
4 d The tithes & first frutes for the maintenance of the Priests and Leuites.
4 e That their mindes might not be intangled with prouision of wordely things, but that they might wholy & cherefully serue the Lord.
6 g For the relief of the Priests, Leuites, widowes, pupilles, fatherlesse, strangers & suche as were in necessitie.
6 f Which they had dedicate to the Lord by a vowe.
10 i He sheweth that this plenteous liberalitie is expedient for the maintenance of the ministers and that God therefore prospereth his people, & increaseth, by his blessing that which is giuen.
13 ! He ordeineth ouerseers to distribute in euerie one his portion.