6 They made also a collection of money according to every man's power:
7 and they sent it to Jerusalem unto Jehoi´akim the high priest, the son of Hilki´ah, son of Shallum, and to the priests, and to all the people which were found with him at Jerusalem,
8 at the same time when he received the vessels of the house of the Lord, that were carried out of the temple, to return them into the land of Judah, the tenth day of the month Sivan, namely, silver vessels, which Zedeki´ah the son of Josi´ah king of Judah had made,
9 after that Nebuchadnez´zar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconi´ah, and the princes, and the captives, and the mighty men, and the people of the land, from Jerusalem, and brought them unto Babylon.
10 And they said, Behold, we have sent you money to buy you burnt offerings, and sin offerings, and incense, and prepare ye manna, and offer upon the altar of the Lord our God;
11 and pray for the life of Nebuchadnez´zar king of Babylon, and for the life of Belshaz´zar his son, that their days may be upon earth as the days of heaven:
12 and the Lord will give us strength, and lighten our eyes, and we shall live under the shadow of Nebuchadnez´zar king of Babylon, and under the shadow of Belshaz´zar his son, and we shall serve them many days, and find favor in their sight.