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Temple Instruments Returned

King Cyrus also brought out from storage[a] the service instruments from the Temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his gods.[b] Cyrus, king of Persia, had them brought out to Mithredath the Treasurer, had them inventoried, and had them placed in care of[c] Sheshbazzar,[d] governor of Judah. Here is a partial inventory:[e]

Gold dishes: 30

Silver dishes: 1,000

Sacrificial knives: 29

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:7 The Heb. lacks from storage
  2. Ezra 1:7 LXX his god
  3. Ezra 1:8 Lit. Treasurer, and numbered them to
  4. Ezra 1:8 I.e. Zerubbabel; Sheshbazzar is the Persian equivalent (cf. 2:2)
  5. Ezra 1:9 Lit. This was their number

Moreover, King Cyrus brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his god.[a](A) Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar(B) the prince of Judah.

This was the inventory:

gold dishes30
silver dishes1,000
silver pans[b]29
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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:7 Or gods
  2. Ezra 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.