Ezra 1:9 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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⁹ And this is the number ^H4557 of them: thirty ^H7970 chargers ^H105 of gold, ^H2091 a thousand ^H505 chargers ^H105 of silver, ^H3701 nine ^H8672 and twenty ^H6242 knives, ^H4252

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He offered ^H7126 for his offering ^H7133 one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 spoon ^H3709 of gold ^H2091 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Nethaneel ^H5417 the son ^H1121 of Zuar. ^H6686 On the third ^H7992 day ^H3117 Eliab ^H446 the son ^H1121 of Helon, ^H2497 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Zebulun, ^H2074 did offer: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Eliab ^H446 the son ^H1121 of Helon. ^H2497 On the fourth ^H7243 day ^H3117 Elizur ^H468 the son ^H1121 of Shedeur, ^H7707 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Reuben, ^H7205 did offer: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger ^H7086 of the weight ^H4948 of an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Elizur ^H468 the son ^H1121 of Shedeur. ^H7707 On the fifth ^H2549 day ^H3117 Shelumiel ^H8017 the son ^H1121 of Zurishaddai, ^H6701 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Simeon, ^H8095 did offer: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Shelumiel ^H8017 the son ^H1121 of Zurishaddai. ^H6701 On the sixth ^H8345 day ^H3117 Eliasaph ^H460 the son ^H1121 of Deuel, ^H1845 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Gad, ^H1410 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger ^H7086 of the weight ^H4948 of an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, a silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Eliasaph ^H460 the son ^H1121 of Deuel. ^H1845 On the seventh ^H7637 day ^H3117 Elishama ^H476 the son ^H1121 of Ammihud, ^H5989 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Ephraim, ^H669 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Elishama ^H476 the son ^H1121 of Ammihud. ^H5989 On the eighth ^H8066 day ^H3117 offered Gamaliel ^H1583 the son ^H1121 of Pedahzur, ^H6301 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Manasseh: ^H4519 His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger ^H7086 of the weight ^H4948 of an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Gamaliel ^H1583 the son ^H1121 of Pedahzur. ^H6301 On the ninth ^H8671 day ^H3117 Abidan ^H27 the son ^H1121 of Gideoni, ^H1441 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Benjamin, ^H1144 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Abidan ^H27 the son ^H1121 of Gideoni. ^H1441 On the tenth ^H6224 day ^H3117 Ahiezer ^H295 the son ^H1121 of Ammishaddai, ^H5996 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Dan, ^H1835 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Ahiezer ^H295 the son ^H1121 of Ammishaddai. ^H5996 On the eleventh ^H6249 ^H6240 day ^H3117 Pagiel ^H6295 the son ^H1121 of Ocran, ^H5918 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Asher, ^H836 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Pagiel ^H6295 the son ^H1121 of Ocran. ^H5918 On the twelfth ^H6240 ^H8147 day ^H3117 Ahira ^H299 the son ^H1121 of Enan, ^H5881 prince ^H5387 of the children ^H1121 of Naphtali, ^H5321 offered: His offering ^H7133 was one ^H259 silver ^H3701 charger, ^H7086 the weight ^H4948 whereof was an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, one ^H259 silver ^H3701 bowl ^H4219 of seventy ^H7657 shekels, ^H8255 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary; ^H6944 both ^H8147 of them full ^H4392 of fine flour ^H5560 mingled ^H1101 with oil ^H8081 for a meat offering: ^H4503 One ^H259 golden ^H2091 spoon ^H3709 of ten ^H6235 shekels, full ^H4392 of incense: ^H7004 One ^H259 young ^H1241 bullock, ^H6499 one ^H259 ram, ^H352 one ^H259 lamb ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year, ^H8141 for a burnt offering: ^H5930 One ^H259 kid ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for a sin offering: ^H2403 And for a sacrifice ^H2077 of peace offerings, ^H8002 two ^H8147 oxen, ^H1241 five ^H2568 rams, ^H352 five ^H2568 he goats, ^H6260 five ^H2568 lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year: ^H8141 this was the offering ^H7133 of Ahira ^H299 the son ^H1121 of Enan. ^H5881 This was the dedication ^H2598 of the altar, ^H4196 in the day ^H3117 when it was anointed, ^H4886 by the princes ^H5387 of Israel: ^H3478 twelve ^H6240 ^H8147 chargers ^H7086 of silver, ^H3701 twelve silver ^H3701 bowls, ^H4219 twelve ^H6240 ^H8147 spoons ^H3709 of gold: ^H2091 Each ^H259 charger ^H7086 of silver ^H3701 weighing an hundred ^H3967 and thirty ^H7970 shekels, each ^H259 bowl ^H4219 seventy: ^H7657 all the silver ^H3701 vessels ^H3627 weighed two thousand ^H505 and four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 shekels, after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary: ^H6944 The golden ^H2091 spoons ^H3709 were twelve, ^H6240 ^H8147 full ^H4392 of incense, ^H7004 weighing ten ^H6235 shekels apiece, ^H3709 after the shekel ^H8255 of the sanctuary: ^H6944 all the gold ^H2091 of the spoons ^H3709 was an hundred ^H3967 and twenty ^H6242 shekels. All the oxen ^H1241 for the burnt offering ^H5930 were twelve ^H8147 ^H6240 bullocks, ^H6499 the rams ^H352 twelve, ^H8147 ^H6240 the lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year ^H8141 twelve, ^H8147 ^H6240 with their meat offering: ^H4503 and the kids ^H8163 of the goats ^H5795 for sin offering ^H2403 twelve. ^H8147 ^H6240 And all the oxen ^H1241 for the sacrifice ^H2077 of the peace offerings ^H8002 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 bullocks, ^H6499 the rams ^H352 sixty, ^H8346 the he goats ^H6260 sixty, ^H8346 the lambs ^H3532 of the first ^H1121 year ^H8141 sixty. ^H8346 This was the dedication ^H2598 of the altar, ^H4196 after ^H310 that it was anointed. ^H4886 And when Moses ^H4872 was gone ^H935 into the tabernacle ^H168 of the congregation ^H4150 to speak ^H1696 with him, then he heard ^H8085 the voice ^H6963 of one speaking ^H1696 unto him from off the mercy seat ^H3727 that was upon the ark ^H727 of testimony, ^H5715 from between the two ^H8147 cherubims: ^H3742 and he spake ^H1696 unto him.

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And the flowers, ^H6525 and the lamps, ^H5216 and the tongs, ^H4457 made he of gold, ^H2091 and that perfect ^H4357 gold; ^H2091 And the snuffers, ^H4212 and the basons, ^H4219 and the spoons, ^H3709 and the censers, ^H4289 of pure ^H5462 gold: ^H2091 and the entry ^H6607 of the house, ^H1004 the inner ^H6442 doors ^H1817 thereof for the most ^H6944 holy ^H6944 place, and the doors ^H1817 of the house ^H1004 of the temple, ^H1964 were of gold. ^H2091

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Are ^G4453 not ^G3780 two ^G1417 sparrows ^G4765 sold ^G4453 for a farthing? ^G787 and ^G2532 one ^G1520 of ^G1537 them ^G846 shall ^G4098 not ^G3756 fall ^G4098 on ^G1909 the ground ^G1093 without ^G427 your ^G5216 Father. ^G3962 But ^G1161 the very ^G2532 hairs ^G2359 of your ^G5216 head ^G2776 are ^G1526 all ^G3956 numbered. ^G705 Fear ye ^G5399 not ^G3361 therefore, ^G3767 ye ^G5210 are of more value ^G1308 than many ^G4183 sparrows. ^G4765

Commentary on Ezra 1 John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Matthew Henry Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Introduction

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 1

This chapter informs us of the proclamation of Cyrus king of Persia, for the Jews to return to their own country, and rebuild their temple, Ezra 1:1, and that, upon it, the chief of them rose up for that purpose, whose hands were strengthened and supplied by those about them, Ezra 1:5 and particularly by Cyrus, who gave orders that the vessels belonging to the temple should be delivered to them, Ezra 1:7.

Verse 1

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,.... Not in the first of his reign over Persia, for he had been many years king over that, and now had all the kingdoms of the earth given him, Ezra 1:2, but over Babylon, and the dominions belonging to it, which commenced with Darius upon the taking of Babylon; he reigned in all thirty years, as Cicero^F7De Divinatione, l. 1. from a Persian writer relates; or twenty nine, according to Herodotus^F8Clio, sive, l. 1. c. 214. ; but in what year this was is not certain; Africanus^F9Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 10. c. 10. p. 488. , has proved, from various historians, that it was the first year of the fifty fifth Olympiad, perhaps about the twentieth of Cyrus's Persian government^F11Nic. Abrami Pharus, p. 303. ; See Gill on Daniel 10:1,

that the word of the Lord, by the mouth of Jeremiah, might be fulfilled; which foretold that the Jews should return from their captivity at the end of seventy years, which fell on the first of Cyrus, reckoning from the fourth of Jehoiakim, and the first of Nebuchadnezzar, see Jeremiah 25:1.

The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia; who has the hearts of all men in his hands, and even of the kings of the earth, and can turn them as he pleases; he wrought upon him, put it into his heart, enlightened his mind, showed him what was right, and his duty to do, and pressed him to the performance of it; so that he could not be easy until he had done it, and he was made thoroughly willing, and even eager to do it:

that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing; gave it in writing to his heralds to read and proclaim throughout all his dominions:

saying; as follows.

Verse 2

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia,.... Of whom, and this edict of his, Isaiah prophesied two hundred years before he was born, Isaiah 44:28

the Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; many he had conquered before he took Babylon, and then the whole Babylonian monarchy fell into his hands. Herodotus^F12Clio, sive, l. 1. c. 130. So Sallust, Bell. Catalin. p. 2. says, he ruled over all Asia; Xenophon^F13Cyropaedia, l. 1. in principio. reckons up many nations that were under his government, Medes and Hyrcanians, Syrians, Assyrians, Arabians, Cappadocians, both the Phrygians, Carians, Phoenicians, Babylonians, Bactrians, Indians, Cilicians, Sacae or Scythians, Paphlagonians, Megadinians, and many other nations, the Greeks inhabiting Asia, and the Cyprians, and Egyptians; and elsewhere he says^F14L. 8. c. 48. , the borders of his kingdom were, to the east the Red sea, to the north the Euxine Pontus, to the west Cyprus and Egypt, and to the south Ethiopia. And the possession of these kingdoms Cyrus ascribes, not to his own martial courage and skill, but to the providence and disposal of the God of heaven, which he seems to have had some notion of:

and he hath charged me to build an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah; in the prophecy of Isaiah, which, according to Josephus^F15Antiqu. l. 11. c. 1. sect. 1, 2. , he had seen and read, and believed it to be a charge upon him, and a command unto him to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem; however, to give leave for the rebuilding of it, and to encourage to it, and assist in it; an Arabic writer says^F16Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. Dyn. 5. p. 82. , that Cyrus married a sister of Zerubbabel, and that it was at her request that the Jews had leave to return; which is merely fabulous.

Verse 3

Who is there among you of all his people?.... The people of God, the Israelites, as well of the ten tribes, as of the two of Judah and Benjamin; for this edict was published throughout all his dominions, where were the one as well as the other:

his God be with him; to incline his heart to go, to protect him in his journey, and succeed and prosper him in what he goes about:

and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, he is the God; the one only living and true God:

which is in Jerusalem; who has been in former times, and is to be worshipped there; though Aben Ezra says, this is to be connected with "the house of the Lord"; as if the sense was, to build the house, that was in Jerusalem, or to be built there; and so our version connects them, putting those words into a parenthesis, "he is God"; but this is contrary to the accents.

Verse 4

And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth,.... Is left behind, and cannot go up through poverty, not having a sufficiency to bear his charges in his journey to Jerusalem:

let the men of his place keep him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts; with money to bear the expenses of his journey, with goods to furnish his house, or trade with, when he came to Judea, and with cattle to carry him, and his goods, and to till the ground with, when he came thither; and the men exhorted to this are either the Gentiles that dwelt in the cities where these poor Jews were, or the richer Jews, who chose as yet not to go up until they saw how things would succeed; and are therefore called upon to assist their brethren who had a will, but not ability:

besides the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem: which they freely gave, and sent by them for the rebuilding of the temple.

Verse 5

Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin,.... Princes of these tribes, and heads of families in them, and of some other tribes too, though chiefly of these, as appears from 1 Chronicles 9:3,

and the priests and the Levites: whose presence was necessary both to direct in the building of the temple, and to animate to it, and to set the vessels in their proper places; and particularly to assist in the setting up of the altar, and to offer sacrifices on it, which was the first thing done when come to Jerusalem, Ezra 3:2

with all them whose spirit God raised to go up, to build the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem; God, who "works" in men "both to will and to do", wrought powerfully by his Spirit on their hearts, inclined their minds, and made them willing to go up, and set about this work; and such a divine, powerful, and efficacious operation upon them, was necessary to engage them in it, since the embarrassments, difficulties, discouragements, and objections, were many: some of them were well settled, and had contracted a pleasing acquaintance with many of their neighbours, and indeed to most of them it was their native place; and as for Judea and Jerusalem, they knew nothing of but what their fathers had told them; the way to it unknown, long, and dangerous, at least fatiguing and troublesome to their wives and children; and Judea and Jerusalem desolate and in ruins, and in the hands of enemies, from whom they had reason to expect trouble.

Verse 6

And all they that were about them,.... Their neighbours, the Chaldeans:

strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things; which they either did of themselves at their own motion, or by the direction and example of Cyrus, Ezra 1:4 and perhaps many of them to ingratiate themselves into the favour of their new monarch:

besides all that was willingly offered: by the rich Jews, who thought fit, at least for the present, to remain in Babylon.

Verse 7

And Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord,.... Or ordered them to be brought forth:

which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem; out of the temple there, when he took it and burnt it:

and had put them in the house of his gods; in the temple of Belus at Babylon, see 2 Chronicles 36:7, by which means they were providentially preserved.

Verse 8

Even these did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer,.... Or Mithridates, a name common with the Persians, from their god Mithras, the sun they worshipped:

and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar prince of Judah; delivered them by tale to him; who, according to the Jewish rabbins, as Jarchi says, was Daniel, who was so called, because he stood in six tribulations; but it does not appear that Daniel went up to Jerusalem with the captivity, as this man did, but remained at Babylon; rather, with Aben Ezra, it is best by him to understand Zerubbabel, who did go up, and was the prince of Judah; and Cyrus, in his letter^F17Apud Joseph. Antiqu. l. 11. c. 1. sect. 3. to the governors of Syria, expressly says, that he delivered the vessels to Zerubbabel, the prince of the Jews. He had two names, Sheshbazzar, which signifies he rejoiced in tribulation, and Zerubbabel, which signifies either the seed of Babylon, being born there, or dispersed, or a stranger there, as others.

Verse 9

And this is the number of them,.... Of the vessels delivered, as follows:

thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver; these, according to Ben Melech, were vessels in which water was put to wash hands in; but rather they were, as Aben Ezra observes from the Jerusalem Talmud^F18T. Hieros. Yoma, fol. 41. 1. , vessels in which they gathered the blood of lambs and bullocks slain for sacrifices:

nine and twenty knives; which, because the handles of them were of gold or silver, were valuable, and might be very large knives, and what the priests used in slaying and cutting up the sacrifices.

Verse 10

Thirty basins of gold,.... Cups or dishes with covers, as the word seems to signify; but, according to Jarchi and Aben Ezra, they were vessels in which the blood of sacrifices was received, and out of which it was sprinkled on the altar:

silver basins of a second sort four hundred and ten; perhaps lesser than the other, however not so valuable, being of silver; in the Apocrypha:"And this was the number of them; A thousand golden cups, and a thousand of silver, censers of silver twenty nine, vials of gold thirty, and of silver two thousand four hundred and ten, and a thousand other vessels.' (1 Esdras 2:13)the number is 2410; and in the letter of Cyrus, before referred to, it is 2400:

and other vessels a thousand; which are not particularly mentioned; Junius and Tremellius render the words:

other vessels by thousands, there being near 3000 that are not described.

Verse 11

All the vessels of gold, and of silver, were five thousand and four hundred,.... Those that are mentioned make no more than 2499, which Aben Ezra thinks were the larger vessels; but this general sum takes in great and small, as in 2 Chronicles 36:18 in the letter of Cyrus, before mentioned, these vessels are more particularly described, and their several numbers given, which together amount to the exact number in the text, 5400; the apocryphal Ezra makes them 5469:

all these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity, that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem: of whom there is a large and particular account in the following chapter.

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Ezra 1:9 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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