Bible Dictionary
CHARGES
To be at charges means to pay expenses. Paul urged believers to bear the sacrificial costs of poorer Nazirites who were completing their vows.
Definition
To be at charges means to pay expenses. The expression refers to bearing the cost connected with another person’s undertaking.
Biblical Usage
Paul instructed believers in Acts 21:24 to pay the sacrificial expenses of poorer Nazirites who were completing their vows.
Historical Background
The expenses were associated with the sacrifices required when the Nazirites completed their vows.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>char'-jiz (dapanao, "to spend"): "Be at charges for them" (Ac 21:24, the King James Version "with them"), i.e. pay the sacrificial expenses of these poorer Nazirites (compare Josephus, Ant, XIX, xvi, 1).</p>